Old-Fashioned Pound Cake

 

That porch is so lovely! And the pound cake look delicious – definitely one of my favorite desserts!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter (1/2 lb.)
• 1/2 cup oil
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 5 eggs
• 3 cups flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 1/4 tsp. almond ext.
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt

Instructions:

Cream butter and oil until light.  Add sugar gradually, creaming well, add eggs one at a time.  Beat well after each addition.  Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.  Combine milk and flavorings, add alternately with dry ingredients to creamed mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients, blend thoroughly after each addition.  Turn into tube pan well greased and floured in bottom only.

Bake at 325* for 1 hour 25 min.

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