aunt aileen's pound cake

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Recipe by
Andra Kubala
Texas, TX

This is a recipe that my great aunt gave each girl when she got married, I remember when I got my copy. I always thought her last name was "Pounds" because of this cake.

(1 rating)
yield 8 -12
prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr

Ingredients For aunt aileen's pound cake

  • 1 lb
    butter, softened
  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 12
    eggs
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1 Tbsp
    vanilla
  • 4 c
    flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    baking powder

How To Make aunt aileen's pound cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350* Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, then add vanilla and salt. Keep mixing until mixture is beginning to looked whipped.
  • 2
    Add flour and baking powder to mixture 1/2 cup at a time.
  • 3
    Grease and flour a tube pan. Pour cake batter into greased and floured pan. Shake it a little to make sure it is even in the pan then pick it up a few inches off the counter (2 or 3 inches) and drop it back onto the counter three or four times. (Gets rid of air bubbles for more even baking.) Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes. (A bunt pan can be used and Baker's Joy can also be used.)

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