GRANDMA'S LEMON POUND CAKE

Grandma's Lemon Pound Cake image

This is my favorite cake recipe--my grandmother made it all the time. It is a great lemon pound cake that's not too sweet.

Provided by Allrecipes

Categories Desserts Cakes Pound Cake Recipes

Time 2h30m

Yield 14

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1 ½ teaspoons lemon extract
3 cups white sugar
2 sticks butter
½ cup shortening (such as Crisco®)
5 eggs

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease a tube pan.
Sift flour and salt together into a bowl. Mix milk and lemon extract together in a separate bowl.
Combine sugar, butter, and shortening in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating until well combined. Mix in the flour mixture alternately with the milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Spread batter in the prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 2 hours. Do not open the oven door while the cake is baking. Cool briefly in the pan before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 479.8 calories, Carbohydrate 64.3 g, Cholesterol 102.7 mg, Fat 22.9 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 5.7 g, SaturatedFat 11 g, Sodium 292.2 mg, Sugar 43.9 g