Old-Fashioned Pound Cake

8 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 c. sugar
  • 2 c. shortening
  • 9 eggs
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 4 c. cake flour
  • 1/2 tsp. mace
  • 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
  • 1/2 tsp. salt

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. 2
    Gradually add sugar to softened shortening and beat until creamy.
  3. 3
    Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  4. 4
    Add vanilla.
  5. 5
    Stir the flour, mace, cream of tartar and salt together.
  6. 6
    Add a little at a time to creamed mixture, beating thoroughly after each addition.
  7. 7
    Bake 1 hour.

Products Matching These Ingredients

More Recipes to Try