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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 20 |
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Poundcake that rocks Special poundcake attributed to Elvis.Reprinted every year in our local newspaper during Elvis Week which begins on that Saturday at Graceland in Memphis Ingredients:
3 cups sugar |
2 sticks(one cup)butter |
7 eggs,at room temperature |
3 cups cake flour,sifted twice |
1 cup whipping cream |
2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees
2. Combine the sugar and the butter in bowl of electric mixer
3. Beat on medium speed until creamy, about 3 minutes.
4. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
5. Stir in 1/2 of the flour
6. Add whipping cream
7. Beat in remaining flour and vanilla
8. Pour batter into 2 buttered and floured 81/2-by-41/2 inch loaf pans.
9. Bake until golden and a tester inserted in the center of cakes comes out clean,about 1 hour.
10. Cool in pans 5 minutes
11. Remove from pans. Cool completely on wire racks.
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