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"Plain fresh bread, its crust shatteringly crisp. Sweet cold butter. There is magic in the way they come together in your mouth to make a single perfect bite."--Ruth Reichl

Nita Pete's Five-Pound Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
5 eggs
2 sticks butter
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 tsp. almond extract
1 tsp. lemon extract
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Directions:
Directions:
Let eggs and butter come to room temperature. Sift flour and sugar and add to eggs and softened butter. Mix in remaining ingredients. Bake at 325º for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
I used to visit Nita Pete every Saturday when I was about 9 and 10 years old to help her make her fabulous cakes. I mainly licked the bowl, but always got to take home half the cake to my family for the weekend. This was one of my favorites!

 

 

 

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