Economy Pound Cake
(from home4edu’s recipe box)
Excellent Cake. Perfect with fresh fruits!
Source: Mom. And it is an old recipe that she got from some old recipe book or a newspaper.
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 60 minutes
Serves 16 people
Categories: Dessert
Ingredients
- 2 C sugar
- 1 C shortening
- 4 eggs
- 3 C flour
- 1 C buttermilk
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- Yellow food coloring, opt.
Directions
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Prepare your pan(s). Use a tube pan, greased and floured or 2 small loaf pans, greased and floured.
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Cream sugar and shortening.
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Add one egg at a time, beating between each addition. (IMPORTANT)
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Mix soda, flour and baking powder and sift together.
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Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately.
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Add a drop or 2 of yellow cake coloring. Add vanilla and lemon juice.
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Beat at low speed for 4 minutes.
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Pour batter into prepared pan(s). Bake 1 hour in 350 degree oven (might take more or less time!). Check with toothpick.
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Set pan(s) on a cooling rack for 10-15 minutes before turning out to completely cool.