Pound Cake

Ingredients

• 10 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 cups flour
• 1 pound butter

Method

1. 1

   Cream butter and sugar.

2. 2

   Add egg yolks, one at a time, beat in well.

3. 3

   Beat egg whites until stiff, but not dry.

4. 4

   Add with flour small amounts at a time.

5. 5

   When all ingredients are mixed add 2 teaspoons of flavoring.

6. 6

   Beat with hand for 15 minutes.

7. 7

   Bake at 325 degrees F., for 1-1/4 hours.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cook book (Methodist church, Garland NC, 1950) (1950) by Methodist Church (U.S.). Woman's Society of Christian Service (Garland, N.C.), page 21. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

POUND CAKE (Cheap but very good) 1 cup butter or Crisco 2-1/2 teaspoons baking 1-1/2 cups sugar powder 4 eggs 1 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 cups sifted cake l/4 teaspoon mace or flour 1 teaspoon lemon Cream the butter, add sugar gradually and continue cream- 1 ing. Add eggs, one at a time, beating constantly until light and fluffy. Sift flour, baking powder, salt and mace together. Add vanilla. Bake in a greased tube pan in moderate oven, 350 degrees F., 1 hour. Mrs. B. B. Osborne. BRIDES CAKE 1 cup butter 3 teaspoons baking powder 3 cups sugar 1 cup cornstarch 1 cup milk 3 cups flour 12 eggs Cream together butter and sugar. Sift baking powder, corn- starch, and flour, add alternately with milk. Beat well. Last of all fold in well beaten egg whites. Pour into well greased pan lined with paper. Bake in slow oven, 300 to 325 degrees F., for one hour. Mrs. W. B. Lamb. POUND CAKE 10 eggs 2 cups sugar 4 cups flour 1 pound butter

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