Glazed pound cake

Name: Glazed pound cake
Ingredients: 3 cup ap flour; 3 cup sugar; 1 lb butter; 1 cup milk; 1/2 lb shortening; 5 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 2 cup powdered sugar; 1/4 cup butter; 3 tbsp milk or cream; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract or almond extract

12 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

3 cup ap flour
3 cup sugar
1 lb butter
1 cup milk
1/2 lb shortening
5 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp baking powder
2 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup butter
3 tbsp milk or cream
1/2 tsp vanilla extract or almond extract

Directions

1

Cream together butter and shortening add sugar slowly a little at a time until light and fluffy
2

Add eggs (room temp) one by one making sure each egg is well incorporated before adding the next
3

Add 1/3 of your flour mix well followed by 1/2 of your milk continue until theres nothing left (make sure u start with flour and end with flour).
4

Stir in vanilla extract and preheat oven to 350 (grease and flour cake pan) pour batter in and cook for 1hour to 1:30 mins depending on oven until toothpick inserted comes out clean
5

For the glaze melt butter in a microwave or the stove top add to the powder sugar and add extract plus milk and whisk together add more or less cream for which ever consistency u prefer enjoy :-)