Aunt Johnnie's Pound Cake
Serves: 3
Estell Schumm
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
49
Spice
53
Sweetness
55
Sourness
37
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.5
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 cup
Shortening1 cup
Butter2.5 cups
White Sugar5
Eggs2 tsps
Almond Extract1 cup
Milk1 tsp
Baking Powder3 cups
Cake FlourDirections:
1
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C)
2
Lightly grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan
3
Cream shortening, butter and sugar until light and fluffy (for best results use an electric mixer)
4
This will take a while
5
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition
6
Beat in almond extract
7
Combine baking powder and flour
8
Stir into creamed mixture alternately with the milk, starting and ending with flour
9
Pour batter into prepared pan
10
Bake in the preheated oven for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean
11
Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely