Country Pound Cake

This a really good down-home style, back to basics pound cake that my whole family enjoys! This recipe was handed down to me with the stipulation of placing the cake in a cold oven, and it turns out perfectly every time.

• Calories: 462 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup shortening
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup milk
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 5 eggs
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• ¾ teaspoon baking powder
• 2 ⅔ cups white sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Do not preheat the oven. Grease 10 inch tube pan and line bottom with wax paper or parchment paper.

Step 2

Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

Step 3

In a large bowl, beat the butter, shortening, and sugar on low speed for 10 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, blending well after each addition. Alternately add the flour mixture and milk, mixing well. Add the vanilla and lemon extracts.

Step 4

Pour batter into the prepared pan. Set the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C. Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of cake comes out clean. Allow cake to cool in the pan for 1 hour. Remove to a cake rack and cool for at least 3 hours.