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Grandma's Pound Cake

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My grandma used to make this pound cake nearly every week. It's still my favorite cake.

Yield: 12 Ready in 1 hours, 25 minutes

Cuisine: AmericanMain Ingredient: Flour

(3.5, 2) 50% would make again (reviews)

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 12
3 cupsFlour
1/2 tspbaking soda
1/2 tspbaking powder
3/4 tspSalt
1 cupshortening
2 cupsSugar
4 Eggs
1 tspvanilla
lemon extract
1 cupbuttermilk; (or 1 cup milk w/ 1 tblsp vinegar)

Grandma's Pound Cake Preparation

Preheat oven to 350.

Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.

Add shortening, sugar, eggs, vanilla and lemon extract.

Mix.

Add buttermilk.

Mix well.

Grease and flour bundt or tube pan.

Add batter to pan.

Bake for 1 hour, 10 minutes.

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    • Calories Per Serving: 480
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    Grandma's Pound Cake Reviews

    Give it a rating Would you make it again?   [please sign in to add your comment]
    Very, very, dry! I was very disappointed in this recipe. Needs butter badly!
    3 years, 8 months, 2 weeks, 1 days, 6 hours, 21 minutes ago
    [I posted this recipe.]
    4 years, 3 months, 2 weeks, 2 days, 8 hours, 26 minutes ago

    Tags

    1. Flour
    2. American

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