mrs. woody's pound cake

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54 Pinches
Norwood, NC
Updated on Nov 15, 2010

This recipe was given to my mother 42 yrs ago while she was in the hospital sharing a room with a lady. We never found out the name of the cake, so we always just called it "Mrs.Woody's" pound cake since that was the name of the lady that shared it with my mother.

prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr 15 Min
method ---
yield 8-12 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 2 sticks butter
  • 1/2 cup crisco
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 6 large eggs
  • 4 cups plain flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • dash salt
  • 1 cup + 2 tablespoons milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons lemon extract
  • 2 teaspoons orange flavoring

How To Make mrs. woody's pound cake

  • Step 1
    Cream Crisco,sugar & butter
  • Step 2
    add eggs one at a time sift flour, baking powder, & salt together starting with flour add alternately with milk ending with flour add flavorings Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour. I have to bake mine for at least 1 hr. & 30 min. (until it looks done on top)

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