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mother's miracle pound cake

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
DuEnne Anderson
Cusseta, GA

My Grandmother was well known in South Georgia for her delicious cakes. This was one of her pound cake recipes. Now that Granny is no longer with us, her daughters and granddaughters are continuing her tradition.

(2 ratings)
prep time 25 Min
cook time 1 Hr 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For mother's miracle pound cake

  • 1/2 c
    shortening, (crisco is preferred brand)
  • 2 stick
    unsalted butter
  • 3 c
    granulated sugar
  • 4
    eggs
  • 1 c
    buttermilk
  • 3 c
    cake flour (swan's down is preferred)
  • 1 tsp
    lemon flavoring
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla flavoring

How To Make mother's miracle pound cake

  • 1
    Cream margarine and Crisco together. Add sugar & cream together. Add eggs one at a time, then add milk, flour and flavoring.
  • 2
    Pour into greased and floured tube pan.
  • 3
    Set oven to 325 degrees. Do NOT preheat oven. Bake approximately 1 hour to 1 hour and 20 minutes.
  • 4
    Allow to cool 10 minutes before removing from pan. This is a "crusty" yet very moist cake. Enjoy!

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