mother's miracle pound cake

Name: Mother's Miracle Pound Cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup(s) shortening, (crisco is preferred brand); 2 stick(s) unsalted butter; 3 cup(s) granulated sugar; 4 - eggs; 1 cup(s) buttermilk; 3 cup(s) cake flour (swan's down is preferred); 1 teaspoon(s) lemon flavoring; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla flavoring

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DuEnne Anderson

Cusseta, GA

Updated on Nov 17, 2012

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.

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prep time 25 Min

cook time 1 Hr 10 Min

method Bake

yield

Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening, (crisco is preferred brand)
2 sticks unsalted butter
3 cups granulated sugar
4 - eggs
1 cup buttermilk
3 cups cake flour (swan's down is preferred)
1 teaspoon lemon flavoring
1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring

How To Make mother's miracle pound cake

Step 1

Cream margarine and Crisco together. Add sugar & cream together. Add eggs one at a time, then add milk, flour and flavoring.

Step 2

Pour into greased and floured tube pan.
Step 3

Set oven to 325 degrees. Do NOT preheat oven. Bake approximately 1 hour to 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Step 4

Allow to cool 10 minutes before removing from pan. This is a "crusty" yet very moist cake. Enjoy!
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