Old fashioned pound cake

Old fashioned pound cake

Ingredients/Components

• butter or 2 sticks margarine and 1 c - 1 lb
• sugar - 3 c
• large eggs - 10 item
• sifted flour - 4 c
• salt - 1/2 tsp
• vanilla - 2 tsp
• lemon flavoring - 1 tsp
• orange flavoring - 1 tsp

How to make old fashioned pound cake:

Cream butter and sugar until light as a feather. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat thoroughly after each. Add flour, slowly, beating well. Add flavorings. Bake in a large greased and floured tube pan for 1 hour and 15 minutes to 1 1/2 hours at 350°. Do not open door before at least 1 hour.

Recipe categories: Desserts, Cakes, For large groups.