Pass The Vittles

This recipe is from my mother-in-law. Her cakes were always delicious and I was lucky enough to have her recipe. When my husband was young, his brothers and him would open the oven door, when their mom was not looking, and make the cake fall. They liked it gooey. She would be so upset that her cake fell and never knew what they were doing. Sprinkling sugar over the prepared surface of the Bundt pan, makes the crust crunchy.

Maw Maw’s Pound Cake

Crispy Edges

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Course: Dessert

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 2 stick butter Room temperature
• 1/2 stick Shortening or 1/2 cup
• 3 cups sugar
• 6 medium eggs Room temperature
• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tbsp vanilla

Method

 

1. Prepare bundt pan by greasing (or use spray) then sprinkle with sugar. This gives it a very nice crisp crust.Beat butter and shortening together until light and fluffy. Add sugar gradually until smooth. Next, add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each one.In a medium bowl measure out flour, baking powder and salt. Measure milk in separate measuring bowl and add vanilla to milk. Have mixer on low and begin adding flour mixture and milk alternately beginning and ending with dry. Pour batter into tube pan (or 2 loaf pans).Put into COLD oven, set oven temperature to 350 degrees. Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours. I begin checking it at 1-1/2 hours by inserting toothpick. Let cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing from pan.For Chocolate cake, add 1/2 cup cocoa and an additional 1 tsp of vanilla