Louis XVI Pound Cake
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
dash ground nutmeg
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour Recipe
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. In large mixing bowl, beat together butter and sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add remaining ingredients except flour. Beat until thoroughly blended. Reduce mixer speed to low and add flour, 1/2 cup at a time, beating just until blended. Spread evenly in greased and floured 9x5x3-inch loaf pan. Bake until cake tester inserted near center comes out clean, about 60-70 minutes. Cool on wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely. Yield: 8 Servings
Variations: Blueberry: Fold 1 cup blueberries and 1/4 cup chopped almonds into prepared batter. Bake as above.
Butter Pecan: Substitute firmly packed brown sugar for granulated sugar. Fold 1/3 cup chopped pecans into prepared batter. Bake as above.
Cherry Pecan: Add 1/2 tsp almond extract to batter. Fold one 6-oz jar maraschino cherries, drained and chopped and 1/4 cup chopped pecans into prepared batter. Bake as above.
Lemon: Add 1 tsp lemon extract to batter. Bake as above.
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