The Best Pound Cake

50 Reviews

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 1 hr 15 min
Ready In: 1 hr 30 min

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

Ingredients

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

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Original recipe yields 1 - 10 inch tube pan

Directions

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.
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.
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.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (14 total)

Calories
498 cal
25%

Fat
23.8 g
37%

Carbs
65.2 g
21%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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FAMILYJEANS

Feb. 1, 2006

"One of the BEST pound cakes I've ever made! Very moist and delicious. I added 1 pkg instant lemon pudding along with 1 tsp lemon juice to the batter, and it was fabulous! Thanks for a great recipe!..." See more :o)"

FAITHFUL

Dec. 31, 2003

"This is delicious. The ingredients don't list salt, but since I didn't have self rising flour, a substitute is to add baking powder and salt to all-purpose flour, which is what I did. No additional ..." See moresalt was required though. The only thing I should have done differently is keep it in the oven maybe 5 minutes less because the outside got a little too dark; other than that...perfect! Thanks Rhonda!"

DHERZOGTX

Jan. 12, 2004

"This recipe was very good. I didn't have self rising flour so I used all purpose and added 1/2 tsp. of baking soda. Cake came out great. I also don't like lemon, so I added Tsp of Orange and a Tsp o..." See moref Vanilla. Wonderful Flavor."

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