This a really good down-home style, back to basics pound cake that my whole family enjoys! This recipe was handed down to me with the stipulation of placing the cake in a cold oven, and it turns out perfectly every time.
This a really good down-home style, back to basics pound cake that my whole family enjoys! This recipe was handed down to me with the stipulation of placing the cake in a cold oven, and it turns out perfectly every time.
Wild berries were a source of amazement to colonists, captain john smith, spoke of ‘Indians feasting us with strawberries, mulberries, bread, fish and other countrie provisions.’
This recipe is over 100 years old and is the original kind of pound cake: it contains 1 pound each of butter, sugar, eggs and flour and contains no salt, baking powder or flavoring (but flavoring such as vanilla extract or almond extract can be added if desired!)
Much better than the standard pound cake, I got the recipe from a great-aunt, over 40 years ago.
Tangy, moist, and flavorful pound cake. Can be eaten plain or use as a base for numerous dessert ideas.
My children always loved this cake. They are grown now, but when they come home they ask me to have "the cake" made. It is an easy recipe.