Grandmother's Pound Cake II Recipe
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Grandmother's Pound Cake II

By: WHOLEGRAINWOMAN 
"This recipe is over 100 years old and is the original kind of pound cake: it contains 1 pound each of butter, sugar, eggs and flour and contains no salt, baking powder or flavoring (but flavoring such as vanilla extract or almond extract can be added if desired!)"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.6 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (186)

What to Drink?

Wine Port
Hot Non-Alcoholic Coffee
Prep Time:
30 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr 10 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr 40 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 3 - 8x4 inch loaf pans
 

Ingredients

  • 2 cups butter
  • 3 cups white sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup milk

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 3 - 8x4 inch loaf pans, then line with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Beat in the flour alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated.
  3. Pour batter evenly into prepared loaf pans. Bake in the preheated oven for 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean. After removing them from the oven, immediately loosen cake edges with a knife. Allow to cool in pans for 10 minutes, then remove from the pans. Strip off the parchment paper and cool completely on wire racks.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 264 | Total Fat: 13.5g | Cholesterol: 75mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on May 31, 2007 by pokoyo   view full review
I have made this about 30 times since finding this recipe...I SOOOO should have posted this...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 25, 2003 by QUEENKING   view full review
This is my Grandmother's Recipe too! I have made a few changes over the years though... I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 30, 2009 by dave81   view full review
This recipe was super easy to put togetherI used a 10 inch bunt cake pan and it turn out great...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 20, 2007 by Nancy Liedel   view full review
An excellent recipe and a true pound cake, where you use an actual pound of each ingrediant. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 19, 2006 by bibi   view full review
This was delicious and exactly what I was looking for: rich, classic pound cake. I've made...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2003 by Csachick   view full review
This turned out terribly. There was far too much butter and I know I followed the recipe to a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on May 10, 2006 by BETSYBADU   view full review
Excellent! This was delicious, and not hard to make at all! I used whipping cream instead of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2005 by RTRIXIE   view full review
Fantastic! Hard to improve on such a classic, but I did add a tablespoon of vanilla extract -...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 13, 2003 by CHRISROSS25   view full review
This was a good old fashioned recipe that I haven't had in years. Very good if you want to get...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 23, 2003 by KEETAH   view full review
I'm sorry but maybe I too did something wrong with the recipe because it really turned out not...

 

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