pastel pound cake

Name: PASTEL POUND CAKE
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 1/2 stick(s) butter, softened; 2 1/2 cup(s) granulated sugar; 5 large eggs; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon(s) lemon extract*; 4 1/2 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1 1/2 tablespoon(s) baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 1/2 cup(s) milk (i use 1%); 8-10 - drops red food coloring; 6-8 - drops green food coloring; 4-6 - drops yellow food coloring; - * i perfer using almond instead of lemon extract

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Bea L.

Emerald Isle, NC

Updated on Sep 11, 2011

What a beautiful cake for the summertime, Christmastime, Easter or anytime. I found this recipe in an old Southern Living magazine and just had to try it. I'm so glad I did because it's not only pretty but so tasty, too. Definitely a keeper recipe for me.

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yield one 10 inch cake

Ingredients

2 1/2 sticks butter, softened
2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
5 large eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon extract*
4 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups milk (i use 1%)
8-10 - drops red food coloring
6-8 - drops green food coloring
4-6 - drops yellow food coloring
- * i perfer using almond instead of lemon extract

How To Make pastel pound cake

Step 1

BEAT butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating 5 to 7 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until yellow disappears. Stir in vanilla and lemon extracts.

Step 2

COMBINE flour, baking powder and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition.
Step 3

Grease well and then dust with flour a 10" tube pan.
Step 4

DIVIDE batter into 3 portions. Tint each a different color, beating each portion at low speed just until blended. Pour "PINK" batter into a greased and floured 10" tube pan. Now Spoon "GREEN" batter over the pink and "YELLOW" batter over the green. This step is very important. You ask why? I don't know but that's what the recipe stated.
Step 5

BAKE at 325 degrees in a preheated oven for approximately 1 hour and 15 to 30 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely on rack. I bake mine for the 1 hour and 30 minutes.
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