Pound Cake

Name: Pound Cake
Ingredients: 3 c. flour; 2 1/4 c. sugar; 6 oz. butter; 12 Tbsp. Crisco; 4 1/2 tsp. baking powder; 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla or almond extract; 6 eggs; 3/4 c. milk; pinch of salt; confectioners sugar

10 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

3 c. flour
2 1/4 c. sugar
6 oz. butter
12 Tbsp. Crisco
4 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla or almond extract
6 eggs
3/4 c. milk
pinch of salt
confectioners sugar

Directions

1

Milk, butter and Crisco should be room temperature.
2

Make a well in middle of dry ingredients.
3

Pour other ingredients into that well and beat all ingredients together for 20 minutes on medium speed.
4

Pour into greased and floured 10-inch tube pan. Bake at 350° for 1 hour.
5

(Do not preheat oven.)
6

Remove from oven and let sit for 15 minutes.
7

Remove from tube pan and let cool. Sprinkle confectioners sugar on top.