A pound of butter, a pound of sugar, a “pound” (4 cups) of flour, a hint of vanilla, a dozen eggs. Beat it to death and bake slowly for an hour or a little longer if it looks wet. It’s a majestic cake. Modern recipes use baking powder or soda, but the old ones just go for very rich and HEAVY.
You have a teepee? Nice!
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Had. It died a few years ago, but it was up all year round for 7 years.
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I’ll take a slice of that cake, warm from the oven. If you don’t mind.
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It was a helluva cake. Probably the last one I’ll ever bake.
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Aptly named…. a pound around the waist for every bite.
Leslie
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That was the last time I made it. It is so intense and rich, it is too much for us. But it was nice trying it once more.
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It is totally worth the calories. That’s why have have to limit the baking.
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Ooooh, pound cake! I love a good pound cake. Ymmmm. The teepee door is lovely, too. 🙂 Thanks for joining the challenge!
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Pound cake….my favorite.
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It was always mine, too. With ice cream!
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Mary-lynne, THAT is the problem. Pound cake + ice cream = I shudda known better. I’ll cry tomorrow.
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That cake looks good, straight from the oven 🙂
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A pound of butter, a pound of sugar, a “pound” (4 cups) of flour, a hint of vanilla, a dozen eggs. Beat it to death and bake slowly for an hour or a little longer if it looks wet. It’s a majestic cake. Modern recipes use baking powder or soda, but the old ones just go for very rich and HEAVY.
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A pound of everything, huh? So it’s what we would call a 453.59 grammes cake…
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Dral, Marilyn’s pound cake was to die for. My resistance was weak.
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Don’t beat yourself up about it. We all fall for a really good cake sometimes 🙂
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the cakes look delicious!!
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They were. But they made me realize we are past the age for eating cake that rich. I just wanted Garry to taste REAL pound cake.
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Loved your pound cake. But very, very dangerous.
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Pour some sugared lemon juice over and you’ll have a lemon loaf. Then there’s the rum trick yummy.
Leslie
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