Cold Oven Pound Cake

An old-fashioned pound cake that goes into a cold oven before baking.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Total Time: 2 hr
• Calories: 410 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup shortening
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup margarine
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 cups white sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Do not preheat oven. Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.

Step 2

In a large bowl, cream together the margarine, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Beat in the flour alternately with the milk. Pour batter into prepared pan.

Step 3

Place cake in cold oven, then set the temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Bake for 90 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.