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Did you know that the first pound cakes were made with a pound each of butter, sugar, flour and eggs?? Guess that's where the name comes from...
POUND CAKE
Yield: 24 servings
2 3/4 cups sugar
1 1/4 cups butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract (almond is the way to go!)
5 eggs
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup evaporated milk*
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 12-cup bundt cake pan or tube pan.
2. Beat sugar, butter, almond and eggs in a large bowl, scraping the bowl constantly until mixed thoroughly.
3. Add milk and beat until mixed thoroghly.
4. Mix flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl. Then add to the large bowl, mixing on low speed and scraping the sides constantly.
5. Spread in the pan. Bake 70-80 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
6. Cool 20 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
*I used the whole can without problem. A pet peeve is when you have a 12oz can and the recipe only calls for a cup! What do you do with the extra 4oz?? I can't stand the thought of wasting it or throwing it away.
2 comments:
That looks and sounds delicious! My first pound cake was for the feast of Epiphany and I used Barbara's pound cake recipe (Bless oh Lord and Praying for Grace)
It was really tasty, but it did get a dry the next day. I will have to try your cake next time I want to try a cake. Trying to lose weight though now....always am, I guess. I've kind of decided that I will not be as thin as I was before children, until after children, as when they are grown and gone! Or at least all over age 5!!
I will add this to my list of "Things I've never Made Before Homemade but Should Know How to Make" - looks like a delicious recipe. (and, I'm totally in agreement about the using the whole can. What WOULD a person do with 4 oz. of evaporated milk??? And, similarly, wasting is just not an option in our house. Case in point, I have about 10 lasagna noodles leftover from making several lasagna recipes, and just can't get rid of them. There must be some little thing I can make...any ideas?)
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