HOLIDAY POUND CAKE WITH STRAWBERRY TOPPING

Holiday Pound Cake with Strawberry Topping image

We top off our Thanksgiving feast with this mellow, tender cake dressed up with a strawberry topping. Pound cake is a southern tradition, and I'm proud to say I've baked hundreds of them in 83 years. It's a pleasure to share my recipe. -Ruby Williams, Bogalusa, Louisiana

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 1h35m

Yield 12-16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
2-1/2 cups sugar
5 large eggs
3 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Strawberry ice cream topping
Sliced fresh strawberries, optional

Steps:

In a large bowl, cream the butter, shortening, cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts. Combine the dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. , Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 20 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. Serve with strawberry topping and fresh strawberries if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 419 calories, Fat 21g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 104mg cholesterol, Sodium 267mg sodium, Carbohydrate 52g carbohydrate (32g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 5g protein.