Difference between revisions of "Grandma Bird's Pound Cake"

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1-3/4 c. butter                         3-3/4 c. sifted flour
2 c. sugar                                1 tsp. baking powder
2 c. sugar                                1 tsp. baking powder
 
8 eggs                                     1/2 tsp. salt
8 eggs                                    1/2 tsp. salt
                                              1 tsp. mace (or 1/2 tsp. each
 
                                              nutmeg and cinnamon)
1 tsp. mace (or 1/2 tsp. each
 
nutmeg and cinnamon)
 


Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs and cream well. Sift dry ingredients into mixture. Beat well. Line 2 loaf pans with parchment paper; pour mixture into pans and bake for 1-1/2 hours at 325 deg.  
Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs and cream well. Sift dry ingredients into mixture. Beat well. Line 2 loaf pans with parchment paper; pour mixture into pans and bake for 1-1/2 hours at 325 deg.  


Recipe from Grandpa Allen's aunt.
Recipe from Grandpa Allen's aunt. We called her Grandma Bird (her last name) when we were kids.      
 
-Mom (Grandma Afton Allen Monson).
We called her Grandma Bird (her last
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name) when we were kids.     Mom.

Latest revision as of 15:26, 19 December 2021

1-3/4 c. butter                         3-3/4 c. sifted flour
2 c. sugar                                1 tsp. baking powder
8 eggs                                     1/2 tsp. salt
                                               1 tsp. mace (or 1/2 tsp. each
                                               nutmeg and cinnamon)

Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs and cream well. Sift dry ingredients into mixture. Beat well. Line 2 loaf pans with parchment paper; pour mixture into pans and bake for 1-1/2 hours at 325 deg.

Recipe from Grandpa Allen's aunt. We called her Grandma Bird (her last name) when we were kids.    
-Mom (Grandma Afton Allen Monson).