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Basic Pound Cake
 
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 50 Minutes
Ready In: 80 Minutes
Servings: 16
This is as basic as you can get...hence the title.
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup margarine or 1 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
5 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup evaporated milk
Directions:
1. Beat sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs in large bowl, low speed for 30 seconds, scraping sides of bowl, then at high speed for 5 minutes, scrape occasionally.
2. In separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt.
3. Beat flour mixture into sugar mixture alternately with milk on low speed.
4. Spread into pan.
5. Bake in 2 loaf pans (9x5x3 ) for approx 55 minutes at 350 degrees.
6. (Variation: substitute 1 tsp lemon extract for vanilla and 1 T lemon rind).
By RecipeOfHealth.com