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"As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, leaving only the sea taste and the succulent texture, and as I drank their cold liquid from each shell and washed it down with the crisp taste of the wine, I lost the empty feeling and began to be happy, and to make plans."--Ernest Hemingway

BEST EVER VANILLA POUND CAKE Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 sticks salted butter - softened (do not substitute)
1/2 cup Crisco Shortening (solid)
3 cups granulated sugar
5 large eggs - room temp (all natural are best)
1 cup whole milk - room temp
3 cups cake flour (usually in a red box)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
Directions:
Directions:
DO NOT PREHEAT OVEN!
Cream the butter & crisco together until smooth and fluffy. Add sugar and cream for several minutes until lighter in color and fuller/creamer in appearance. Add eggs one at a time (I crack all eggs into a small bowl & then pour one egg over into the mixing bowl at a time). In separate bowl, stir baking powder into cake flour with a fork. Then, alternately mix in the flour and milk to the mixing bowl. Beginning and ending with flour (I do it in thirds. And, I turn off the mixer each time when adding the flour so it doesn't fly all over the place) Beat on medium until smooth. Lastly, add vanilla and lemon juice and mix in just until incorporated.
Grease & flour pound cake pan (light colored pans bake prettier and don't burn as easily) or spray well with a floured baking spray. Put in a COLD oven, (middle of middle rack) then turn on oven to 300. Bake for 1 hr 25 min. Turn oven off, crack door and let cake sit for 20 min longer in oven. Then remove cake and let it cool 5 minutes before turning out of pan.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
DO NOT PREHEAT OVEN!

 

 

 

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