Virginia pound cake
Virginia pound cake recipe in the cake category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- 5 eggs
- 3 cups cake flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Recipe method:
- Cream together butter and shortening.
- Add sugar and continue to cream until perfectly smooth, about 10 minutes.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating until well blended.
- Add cake flour a little at a time.
- Slowly add milk, then flavorings.
- Add baking powder last.
- This is a lighter and better blended mixture if electric mixer is used.
- Grease and flour a large Bundt pan or line with foil and grease and flour a large tube pan or a small tube pan and a loaf pan.
- Pour cake batter into pans and place in a cold oven.
- Turn temperature to 325 degrees F or 350 degrees F and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
- Do not jar cake or remove from oven too soon.
- Cool slightly and remove from pan.
- Can be served as a base for strawberry shortcake.
- Toasted pound cake slices spread with butter make an excellent breakfast treat.
- Freezes well.
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