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Old Fashioned Pound Cake II

SUBMITTED BY: Sylvia Zumpano

"This is my Mom's recipe from about 1930. It rises high in the tube pan, is moist, and smells heavenly baking."
PREP TIME  30 Min
COOK TIME  1 Hr 30 Min
READY IN  2 Hrs
SERVINGS & SCALING
Original recipe yield: 1 - 10 inch tube pan
    
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INGREDIENTS

  • 1 1/2 cups shortening
  • 3 cups white sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons lemon extract

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan. Sift together the flour and salt. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated. Beat in the vanilla and lemon extract. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven for 90 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 5, 2003 by AMY BARLOW
easy ingredients, beautiful color and size,plus incredible moistness! A crowd pleaser.

9 users found this review helpful
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2005 by GOLDILAUX
Once cooled, it was like a brick.

8 users found this review helpful
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 5, 2003 by POTENTIAL
A Great Cake Very Tasty and moist

4 users found this review helpful


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NUTRITION INFORMATION

Servings Per Recipe: 16

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 451

  • Total Fat: 21.7g
  • Cholesterol: 81mg
  • Sodium: 178mg
  • Total Carbs: 59.3g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 0.7g
  • Protein: 5.7g

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