There's something so yummy in the simplicity of pound cake.
It's pretty simple to make.
It has less than 10 ingredients.
It smells delicious.
You'll make your mom really happy if you make her one.
It's really easy to eat.
Warm pound cake with a scoop of cold ice cream. Nothin can beat it.
What you'll need*:
1 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
3 cups white sugar
5 eggs
1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1 1/4 cup milk
3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
How you do it:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease 2 loaf pans (or a 10 inch Bundt pan). Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Slowly add the flour mixture and alternate with the milk. Pour batter into prepared pan(s).
If using the loaf pans, bake for 45 -55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
If using the Bundt pan, bake for 80 to 90 minutes, or until a toothipick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.
Once completely cooled, they can be frozen.
Sometimes, I wish this blog could be scratch-n-sniff.
