Pound Cake Recipe

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Pound Cake
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Ingredients
7
Count
Nutrition
279
Calories
Total time
80
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 325* (F).
  2. Spread solid shortening on bottom and sides of 9x5x3 inch loaf pan, or 9-inch tube pan.
  3. Dust evenly with flour; tap out excess.
  4. Set prepared pan aside.
  5. Sift together flour, salt, and baking powder.
  6. In a mixing bowl, beat butter until soft and fluffy.
  7. Gradually add sugar and beat until very light and creamy.
  8. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  9. Beat in vanilla.
  10. By hand or on low speed, gradually stir in flour mixture- blend well.
  11. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for 1 hour and 15-20 minutes for loaf pan (40-45 mins. for tube pan), or until toothpick comes out clean.
  12. Cool the cake in its pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes.
  13. Slide a knife around the edges to loosen the cake from pan.
  14. Remove cake from pan, flip up-right, and cool completely on wire rack.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 279.37 Kcal (1170 kJ)
Calories from fat 187.98 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.89g 32%
Cholesterol 141.81mg 47%
Sodium 155.2mg 6%
Potassium 92.12mg 2%
Total Carbs 20.63g 7%
Sugars 19.75g 79%
Dietary Fiber 0.01g 0%
Protein 3.48g 7%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 8%
Iron 0.5mg 3%
Calcium 41.5mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 402.66 Kcal (1686 kJ)
Calories from fat 270.95 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 30.11g 32%
Cholesterol 204.39mg 47%
Sodium 223.69mg 6%
Potassium 132.77mg 2%
Total Carbs 29.74g 7%
Sugars 28.46g 79%
Dietary Fiber 0.01g 0%
Protein 5.01g 7%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 8%
Iron 0.8mg 3%
Calcium 59.8mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 7.3
    Points
  • 8
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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