BLACK PEPPER POUND CAKE

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"I once had a recipe for this cake from the early 1900's but lost it, so I adapted my grandma's pound cake recipe," relates field editor Sue Gronholz from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 1h35m

Yield 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
3 cups sugar
3 teaspoons coarsely ground pepper
2 teaspoons lemon extract
6 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup heavy whipping cream
Confectioners' sugar, optional

Steps:

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in pepper and extract. Add eggs, one at a time, beating very well after each addition. Add flour alternately with cream and mix well., Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 325° for 70-75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 414 calories, Fat 19g fat (11g saturated fat), Cholesterol 131mg cholesterol, Sodium 146mg sodium, Carbohydrate 56g carbohydrate (37g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.