Mom’s Margarine Cake

I searched and searched for this recipe on the web. Never did find it. Luckily, I found a scrap of paper with the instructions scribbled on it! This is the best cake! Mom used to make it all the time as we were growing up.

Original recipe makes 1 – 9 inch tube cake

Ingredients

3 cups white sugar
1 1/2 cups margarine or butter, softened
5 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon juice
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup evaporated milk

  • PREP

    10 mins

  • COOK

    1 hr

  • READY IN

    1 hr 10 mins

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch tube pan.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and margarine until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and lemon juice. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; mix into the batter alternating with the milk just until blended. Pour into the prepared pan.
  3. Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the crown comes out clean. Cool in the pan for at least 10 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition

Calories: 567 kcal
Carbohydrates: 76.6 g
Cholesterol: 94 mg
Fat: 26.4 g
Fiber: 0.8 g
Protein: 7.5 g
Sodium: 570 mg

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