Glorias Pound Cake Food

BEST POUND CAKE EVER... SERIOUSLY!

Steps:

• 1. In a standing mixer, beat the butter and sugar.
• 2. Add eggs one at a time.
• 3. Add the vanilla.
• 4. In a bowl, combine the salt, baking powder, and flour.
• 5. Add the flour mixture and milk, alternately.
• 6. Beat for 20 minutes. (Note: I have only beaten for another 5-10 minutes and it's fine.)
• 7. Place batter in a greased and floured tube pan.
• 8. Place in cold oven and set temperature to 350 degrees. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• 9. Remove cake from oven very carefully and place it carefully where it can cool. You want to prevent it from dropping. Enjoy this easy to make, moist and yummy pound cake!

CLARA'S POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Grease a 10" tube pan with Crisco or butter and, instead of using flour to dust the pan, use powdered sugar to coat the greased pan. Set aside.
• Cream together butter and Crisco.
• Add sugar and mix well.
• Add eggs one at at time.
• Sift dry ingredients.
• Add alternately with milk and vanilla.
• Pour into prepared 10" tube pan.
• Bake at 300 degrees F for one hour.
• Turn oven up to 325 degrees F and bake for 15 additional minutes.

PLAIN POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 2 (8 1/2 by 4 1/2 by 2 1/2-inch) loaf pans. Line the bottoms with parchment paper.
• Cream the butter and granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment for about 5 minutes, or until light and fluffy. With the mixer on medium speed, beat in the eggs, 1 at a time.
• In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl, combine the buttermilk and vanilla. Add the flour and buttermilk mixtures alternately to the batter, beginning and ending with the flour. Divide the batter evenly between the pans, smooth the tops, and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until a cake tester comes out clean.
• When the cakes are done, let them cool for 10 minutes. Take them out of the pans, place them on a baking rack and allow them to cool completely. Wrap well, and store in the refrigerator.

POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325* (F).
• Spread solid shortening on bottom and sides of 9x5x3 inch loaf pan, or 9-inch tube pan.
• Dust evenly with flour; tap out excess.
• Set prepared pan aside.
• Sift together flour, salt, and baking powder.
• In a mixing bowl, beat butter until soft and fluffy.
• Gradually add sugar and beat until very light and creamy.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in vanilla.
• By hand or on low speed, gradually stir in flour mixture-- blend well.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for 1 hour and 15-20 minutes for loaf pan (40-45 mins. for tube pan), or until toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool the cake in its pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes.
• Slide a knife around the edges to loosen the cake from pan.
• Remove cake from pan, flip up-right, and cool completely on wire rack.