An old-fashioned pound cake that goes into a cold oven before baking.
Original recipe makes 1 – 10 inch tube pan
Ingredients
1 cup margarine
1/2 cup shortening
3 cups white sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup milk
3 cups all-purpose flour
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PREP
30 mins
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COOK
1 hr 30 mins
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READY IN
2 hrs
Directions
- Do not preheat oven. Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.
- In a large bowl, cream together the margarine, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Beat in the flour alternately with the milk. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Place cake in cold oven, then set the temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Bake for 90 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
Nutrition
Calories: 409 kcal
Carbohydrates: 56.3 g
Cholesterol: 41 mg
Fat: 19.1 g
Fiber: 0.6 g
Protein: 4.2 g
Sodium: 151 mg