by lparish
BigOven
Granny's Recipe
Ingredients
2 cups Plain flour
2 cups Sugar
2 sticks Butter; plus 1 tbsp
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1 teaspoon Lemon extract
pinch Salt
6 Eggs
Original recipe makes 10 Servings
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Preparation
Sift flour. Mix sugar and butter. Beat until creamy. Add 2 or 3 spoons flour and 1 egg. Beat well, and continue adding 2 or 3 spoons flour and 1 egg until all have been added. Then add vanilla, salt and lemon. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/4 hours or until a knife inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
Optional - Ice with Chocolate Icing.
Chocolate Icing
1 box confectioners sugar sifted. Add 1 1/2 sticks softened butter and a pinch of salt. Then add 3/4 cups cocoa, 2 tsp vanilla extract and 1/2 cup milk. Mix gradually to right consistency. Add one cup of nuts. Spread evenly over cake.
Notes
Granny's pound cake recipe.
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Nutrition
Calories per serving: 578
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