The Best Pound Cake recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup margarine
½ cup shortening
3 cups white sugar
5 eggs
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup self-rising flour
1 cup evaporated milk
1 tablespoon lemon extract
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Nutrition Info

498.2 calories
carbohydrate: 65.2 g
cholesterol: 75.7 mg
fat: 23.8 g
fiber: 0.7 g
protein: 6.5 g
saturatedFat: 6.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 227.9 mg
sugar: 44.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Don't preheat oven. Grease and flour a 10 inch tube or Bundt pan. Sift together the all purpose flour and self-rising flour, set aside.

  2. In a large bowl, cream together the margarine, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Alternately beat in the flour mixture and the milk, mixing just until incorporated. Finally, stir in the lemon extract and vanilla.

  3. Pour batter into a 10 inch tube or Bundt pan. Place cake in cool oven and set oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Recipe Yield

1 - 10 inch tube pan

Recipe Note

This is a wonderfully moist pound cake. I have tried countless recipes, but this one is without a doubt THE BEST!

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