POUND CAKES FROM HEAVEN

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Make and share this Pound Cakes from Heaven recipe from Food.com.

Provided by sandraleegarth

Categories Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, softened
3 cups sugar
5 large eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk
2/3 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees then grease and flour a 6 cup mini bundt pan and set aside.
Place butter in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat at medium speed for 6 minutes, until really light and fluffy.
Gradually add sugar and beat for an additional minute.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until the yolk disappears.
Combine flour, baking powder and salt.
Then combine evaporated milk and heavy cream.
Add flour mixture and cream mixture to butter mixture alternately beginning and ending with flour (1/3 flour mixture, 1/2 cream mixture, ending with flour.
Stir in vanilla and almond extract and pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake for 60-75 minutes or until the cake tests done.
Cool in pan on a wire rack for 1 hour then remove from pan and continue cooling on wire rack until completely cool.
Serve plain, dust with powdered sugar or serve with whipped cream and berries.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1218.8, Fat 62.2, SaturatedFat 37.7, Cholesterol 320.1, Sodium 260.6, Carbohydrate 151.9, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 100.8, Protein 14.3