Pound Cake

Name: Pound Cake
Ingredients: 1 c. buttermilk; ¾ tsp. salt; 3 c. sifted flour; 1 tsp. lemon extract; ½ tsp. baking soda; 2 c. sugar; 1 c. butter; 1 tsp. vanilla; 4 eggs, unbeaten; ½ tsp. baking powder

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

About

Moist cake with silky grain retains old friends, always wins new ones

Ingredients

1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
4 eggs

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Cream together butter and sugar thoroughly. Add eggs, one at a time. Beat at medium speed with electric mixer 2½ minutes. Add flavorings.
Sift together dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Beat 3½ minutes at medium speed. Do not overbeat or cake will fall.
Place in 10 X 5 X 3" large loaf pan (may overflow smaller pan).