Country Pound Cake
Description
This a really good down-home style, back to basics pound cake that my whole family enjoys! This recipe was handed down to me with the stipulation of placing the cake in a cold oven, and it turns out perfectly every time.
Ingredients
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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3/4 teaspoon baking powder
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1 cup unsalted butter, softened
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1/2 cup shortening
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2 2/3 cups white sugar
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5 eggs
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1 cup milk
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 teaspoon lemon extract
Directions
1
Do not preheat the oven. Grease 10 inch tube pan and line bottom with wax paper or parchment paper.
2
Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
3
In a large bowl, beat the butter, shortening, and sugar on low speed for 10 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, blending well after each addition. Alternately add the flour mixture and milk, mixing well. Add the vanilla and lemon extracts.
4
Pour batter into the prepared pan. Set the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C. Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of cake comes out clean. Allow cake to cool in the pan for 1 hour. Remove to a cake rack and cool for at least 3 hours.