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Prep Time: 45 Minutes Cook Time: 1 Minutes |
Ready In: 46 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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This recipe makes a dense, sweet cake. As the name Pound Cake implies, the recipe calls for a pound each of butter, eggs, sugar, and flour. This recipe was given to me by my Czech Grandmother. Ingredients:
1 lb butter, room temperature |
8 eggs |
1 lb sugar, sifted |
1 teaspoon almond flavoring |
2 tablespoons lemon juice (or other citrus) |
1 lb flour, sifted |
icing (optional) |
Directions:
1. Cream the butter.
2. Add a pound of eggs (typically 8 or 9 eggs), the sifted sugar, almond flavoring, and lemon juice.
3. Cream until smooth.
4. My Grandmother's recipe said to beat for 1/2 hour.
5. If you are using an electric mixer, adjust accordingly.
6. Gradually add the flour and mix well.
7. Pre-heat oven to 300.
8. Fill a lightly greased form 3/4 of the way.
9. Loaf pans work well, as do mini-loafs or cup-cakes.
10. For loafs, check for doneness with knife-test at 90 minutes.
11. Mini-loafs and cup-cakes will finish sooner.
12. I like this pound cake plain, or with a light dusting of confectioners' sugar.
13. Alternately, you can apply a thin coat of icing.
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