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Plain Genoa Pound Cake

Name: Plain Genoa Pound Cake
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: One and one-half pounds of sugar; one pound of butter; ten eggs; two pounds of flour; one and one-half ounces of baking powder; lemon flavor; milk to mix

From Paul Richards' book of breads, cakes, pastries, ices and sweetmeats, 1907

Serves 8

This mixture can be used for a variety of other cakes.

Presented as published in 1907. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

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This recipe was extracted from Paul Richards' book of breads, cakes, pastries, ices and sweetmeats (1907) by Paul Richards, page 32. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

PLAIN GENOA POUND CAKE, One and one-half pounds of sugar, one pound of butter, ten eggs, two pounds of flour, one and one-half ounces of baking powder, lemon flavor, milk to mix

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