Pound Cake(Lemon or Plain)

Name: Pound Cake(Lemon or Plain)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 8 - 10
Ingredients: 3 stick butter(land of lakes, salted) @ room temperature; 3 c sugar; 6 large eggs; 3 1/2 c plain flour; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1 c milk; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract(you can use 1 tsp and leave off the lemon if you prefer to have plain pound cake); 1/2 tsp lemon extract

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By Tina Murphey
@TMurphey

Years ago a friend gave me this recipe in her own handwriting. It has truly stood the test of time. My entire family loves this cake! Thank you Crystal for sharing with us!

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Serves:

8 - 10

Prep:

30 Min

Cook:

1 Hr 30 Min

Ingredients

3 stick

butter(land of lakes, salted) @ room temperature
3 c

sugar
6 large

eggs
3 1/2 c

plain flour
1/2 tsp

baking powder
1 c

milk
1/2 tsp

vanilla extract(you can use 1 tsp and leave off the lemon if you prefer to have plain pound cake)
1/2 tsp

lemon extract
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How to Make Pound Cake(Lemon or Plain)

Step-by-Step

Pre-heat oven to 325
Grease a tube pan and line the bottom with wax paper.(Do not grease the top of the wax paper)
Sift flour & baking powder together and set aside.
Measure and mix milk with flavoring(s)
Cream Butter and sugar.
Beat in eggs one at a time.
Add Flour mixture and milk mixture alternating.
Mix batter well.
Pour batter into the tube pan and bake for 1 1/2 hours or until golden brown and toothpick inserted comes out dry.
Allow to cool for about 15 minutes then run a butter knife or long thin spatula between the cake pan and the cake.
Remove cake from tube pan by inverting the entire pan with cake onto a big round plate.
Remove the tube and wax paper from the bottom of the cake.
Carefully place a cake plate onto the bottom of the cake and reverse the cake back up to rest on the cake plate.