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Alice's Pound Cake

bronwyn629
By: bronwyn629
Posted 8/30/09 • Last updated 8/12/08 • 129 views • 2 comments

Posted by bronwyn629

My mom Alice used to make this cake for all of our family functions. I make it now for birthdays and it is famous with everyone. It is delicious even without icing (tastes great with buttercream too)

Alice's Pound Cake

Ingredients

  • 3 cups sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 sticks butter 1/2 cup crisco 6 eggs 3 cups flour 1 cup milk recommended to have butter, eggs and milk at room temp. but works well either way

Instructions

  1. Cream sugar, butter, crisco and vanilla together. Add eggs one at a time. Add flour and milk in thirds alternatively.
  2. Pour cake batter into prepared cake pan. DO NOT preheat oven. cook at 325 degrees for approx. 90 min.

Comments (2)

Cakes_n_Cookies 10/10/10 at 2:12pm
Hello, I noticed the recipe did not call for any baking power or soda. Is it required ?
bronwyn629 10/20/10 at 11:10am
Nope...not required. This is a fairly simple recipe... use it all of the time and get great feedback. Hope you enjoy!
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