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1 lb. butter 1 tsp. salt | 1 lb. butter 1 tsp. salt | ||
1 lb. sugar (2 cups) 1 lb. cake flour (4 cups, sifted) | |||
1 lb. sugar (2 cups) | 10 eggs, beaten slightly 1 tsp. baking powder | ||
10 eggs, beaten slightly | |||
2 tsp, vanilla | 2 tsp, vanilla | ||
Have butter at room temperature (can use Crisco if you do not have butter). Cream thoroughly. Add sugar slowly, a little at a time, and beat well. Add vanilla. Add eggs alternately with sifted ingredients. Pour into greased tube pan (or 2 loaf pans). Bake at 300 deg. for 1-3/4 hours. | |||
<u>This was Grandpa Allen's favorite cake.</u> | |||
laying two geranium leaves in bottom of pan. | NOTE: Can also be made using instead of vanilla, 2 tsp. orange extract, and laying two geranium leaves in bottom of pan. | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:06, 20 November 2021
1 lb. butter 1 tsp. salt
1 lb. sugar (2 cups) 1 lb. cake flour (4 cups, sifted)
10 eggs, beaten slightly 1 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp, vanilla
Have butter at room temperature (can use Crisco if you do not have butter). Cream thoroughly. Add sugar slowly, a little at a time, and beat well. Add vanilla. Add eggs alternately with sifted ingredients. Pour into greased tube pan (or 2 loaf pans). Bake at 300 deg. for 1-3/4 hours.
This was Grandpa Allen's favorite cake.
NOTE: Can also be made using instead of vanilla, 2 tsp. orange extract, and laying two geranium leaves in bottom of pan.