Grandma's Lemon Pound Cake

This is my favorite cake recipe--my grandmother made it all the time. It is a great lemon pound cake that's not too sweet.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 2 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 480 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 5 eggs
• 3 cups white sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons lemon extract
• 2 sticks butter
• ½ cup shortening (such as Crisco®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease a tube pan.

Step 2

Sift flour and salt together into a bowl. Mix milk and lemon extract together in a separate bowl.

Step 3

Combine sugar, butter, and shortening in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating until well combined. Mix in the flour mixture alternately with the milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Spread batter in the prepared pan.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 2 hours. Do not open the oven door while the cake is baking. Cool briefly in the pan before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely.