Reviewed: May 17, 2006

I am totally not a cook nor a baker. I just never learned and never wanted to learn. However, this past Thanksgiving my family commissioned me to make a dessert, and I found this one online. Let me tell you, it's the BEST CAKE! My family went crazy over it. At first no one wanted to try it because I baked it and they didn't trust my skills, but after their first taste, that cake disappeared! They even begged me to bake it again for Christmas. If you're a coffee drinker, this cake dunks well in a cup of coffee...yummy!!!!

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SunnyBlueJuly

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Reviewed: May 8, 2006

I used unsalted butter and butter flavored shortening. I thought it had too much sugar in it but my husband loved it.

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TRACEYE58

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Phoenix, New York, USA

Living In: Macedon, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2006

I also used 1 1/2 cups butter and it was really good. My husband said this pound cake tasted like his Grandmas recipe.

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Gloria

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Columbus, Ohio, USA

Living In: Greenville, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 4, 2005

very good pound cake recipe. I did mix it up a little and added chocolate chips. I also baked an extra 10 minutes because it wasn't quite done.

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CyndeG

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Smyrna, Georgia, USA

Living In: Stockbridge, Georgia, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2003

Great basic pound cake recipe, but I like to use all butter and add 2 tablespoons of vanilla, butter, nut flavoring (I think McCormicks makes it.) It's Fantastic!--never had a complaint.

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Reviewed: Aug. 19, 2003

This is a good base recipe for a pound cake if you add some spices/zest/etc., I added some Mace as another reviewer mentioned and was VERY glad I did; this would be a very plain cake if you didn't add something to give the cake some "character". Note, I also reduced the amount of sugar by 1/4 c. and may try to use even less the next time; the cake is not overly sweet but if you serve it with berries or a dessert sauce I don't think 3 cups of sugar is necessary.

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T. MARTIN

Living In: New York, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 8, 2003

Make it 5 star if you use butter. Lovely taste and texture. I cook all my pound cakes from a cold oven, useful when you live in a tropical climate, the oven is'nt on so long GREAT CAKE

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Reviewed: Jul. 1, 2003

This recipe tastes good, although it doesn't taste like a pound cake to me. However, I used the correct size pan and it bubbled over twice all over the bottom of the oven. The pan was not big enough.

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ERIKA20

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Reviewed: Jun. 15, 2003

Delicious with a very nice texture. One slight addition which perks up the flavor: add 1/2 teaspoon mace (also known as pound cake spice). This adds a little "oomph". :)

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SKYEYES aka CookiesInTheJar

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Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2002

I have cooked this Cold Oven Pound Cake for years and it always turns out great my family love them. I switch flavoring to change the tast it always turns out great. I like orange or lemon the best.

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