Polish Pound Cake Recipe
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Polish Pound Cake

By: NEWGRANNY 
"This is a rich, moist cake. I make two in the oven at one time so the oven is not half empty."

What to Drink?

Wine Port
Hot Non-Alcoholic Coffee
Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
2 Hrs 30 Min
Ready In:
2 Hrs 50 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 1 - 10 inch Bundt cake
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 3 cups white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons imitation vanilla butter & nut flavor
  • 5 eggs
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup evaporated milk
  • 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 (4 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained and chopped

Directions

  1. Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, shortening, sugar and vanilla flavoring. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Then stir in the evaporated milk. Combine the salt and 2 1/3 cups of flour, stir into the wet mixture. Toss the remaining flour in with the walnuts, add to the batter and mix well. Finally, fold in the cherries. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
  2. Place cake into a cold oven, then heat to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Bake for 2 1/2 hours. Cool for 15 minutes in the pan before inverting onto a plate to cool completely.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 548 | Total Fat: 29.3g | Cholesterol: 116mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 14, 2005 by AEMAZA   view full review
Excellent! I made this for a Polish dinner festival and it everyone loved it...had many...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on May 14, 2003 by ROSEANNM   view full review
I started checking the cake after 1 1/2 hours. It was done in about 1 hour 50 minutes, not 2...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2002 by Allegra901   view full review
This is a spectacular and great tasting cake - needs no frosting as outside forms a slightly...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 5, 2005 by TONI1078   view full review
This take is soooo good! I made it already about 4 times in one month. For a few friends...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2009 by 1964georgia   view full review
This cake is fabulous. Dense and moist. Baked at 300 in my oven it was done in 1 1/2 hours. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 4, 2009 by Baker Beth Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I loved this recipe. I substituted buttermilk for the condensed milk and used pecans instead...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 3, 2007 by Karbach   view full review
I have never gotten so many great comments on a cake in my life. I have made it several times...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 2, 2011 by lmcgrath   view full review
very good. brought to madonnas for easter 2011
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on May 7, 2011 by ALLFROMSCRATCH Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Absolutely wonderful pound cake! We don't like maraschino cherries so I used 1 c. dried...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2009 by Marion Gay Little   view full review
I'm rating this low due to the butter and shortening, plus the 5 eggs. It really is good,...

 

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