Italian Pound Cake
Source of Recipe
Rhonda G
List of Ingredients
Italian Pound Cake
1 1/4 cups butter, softened
2 3/4 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup milk
1/4 cup slivered almonds
Recipe
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease and flour two 7 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 2 1/2-inch loaf pans.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
Add eggs and vanilla; beat on high speed 5 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
Combine flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.
Beat on low speed.
Pour into pans and sprinkle each with 2 tablespoons almonds.
Bake 1 1/2 hours, or until cake tests done.
Cool 20 minutes; remove from pans.
Makes 2 loaves (24 servings)
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