Pound Cake

Ingredients

• 5 eggs
• 3 c. sugar
• 1/2 lb. butter
• 1 c. evap. milk
• 3 1/2 c. presifted flour
• 1/2 c. vegetable shortening
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. flavoring

Method

1. 1

   Two hours before baking place eggs and butter at room temperature.

2. 2

   Sift flour and salt.

3. 3

   Mix sugar, butter and shortening until they are very light and fluffy.

4. 4

   Cream until the mixture is almost white and very light.

5. 5

   Then drop in the unbeaten eggs one at a time.

6. 6

   Add alternately the flour and the evaporated milk.

7. 7

   Add flavoring just before baking.

8. 8

   Pour into a tube pan and put in a cold oven.

9. 9

   Then set oven for 300 degrees.

10. 10

    Do not open oven for 1 hour and 45 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Our favorite recipes (Damascus Church, Chapel Hill, 1963) (1963) by Damascus Congregational Christian Church (Chapel Hill, N.C.), page 11. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

POUND CAKE Mrs. Thelma Long 3 c. sugar 3 c. plain flour 1/2 lb. butter or margarine 1/2 c. shortening 5 eggs 1 c. milk 1 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. vanilla 3 tbsp. cocoa Cream butter, sugar and shortening together; add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Add milk alternately with flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa that has been sifted together. Add vanilla and bake at 325 degrees for about 2 hours. -18- FRUIT COCKTAIL CAKE Mrs. John Cannady 2 c. plain flour 2 tsp. salt 2 c. sugar 2 eggs 2 tsp. soda 1 med # 303 can fruit cocktail Mix dry ingredients in bowl. Beat eggs and add to dry ingre- dients with can of fruit cocktail. This batter has no shorten- ing. Bake in oblong pan in a 350 degree oven for 35 minutes. ICING 1 stick margarine 1 c. nuts 1 sm. can milk 1 c. coconut 1 c. sugar Mix all ingredients in a saucepan; boil for 3 to 5 minutes. Add nuts and coconut and spread on cooled cake. POUND CAKE Mrs. Louise Long 5 eggs 3 c. sugar 1/2 lb. butter 1 c. evap. milk 3 1/2 c. presifted flour 1/2 c. vegetable shortening 1/4 tsp. salt 2 tsp. flavoring

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