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Tam's POUND CAKE




Source of Recipe


BB


List of Ingredients




1 cube margarine (1 stick or 1/2 cup)
1 cup shortening (not oil)
3 cups sugar
5 eggs
3 cups flour
1 cup milk
1 tesp vanilla extract
3/4 tesp almond extract
pinch of salt

Recipe



DO NOT PREHEAT OVEN. IT'S PUT IN A COLD OVEN on the middle shelf. Grease & flour tube cake pan. (use a heavy duty mixer) Cream soft marg. & chortening. Gradually add sugar; mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir salt into flour. Start mixer on low speed then increase after each addition while gradually adding flour & milk alternately (starting & ending with flour), mixing well after each addition. Add both flavorings & blend in well. Pour into pan & set in COLD oven; set oven at 325 degrees. Bake for 1 hr 25 mins (ck with broom straw about 10 mins before to see if done). it should be nicely browned. Remove from oven & let stand 5 mins then turn over (with cake rack over top). Leave pan in place until cake loosens by itself, then take knife & run around pan & tube. Flip over onto a plate. Cool min. of 1 hour before covering. FREEZES WELL

Posted by: Weeddigger on: 1/12/2003 - I have made this recipe for over 20 years. My DH only has 2 cakes he calls his favorites. This is one.