grandma’s traditional pound cake

Mama Gunn’s Pound Cake

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Description This prized recipe was highly sought after in Eden, North Carolina. My great-grandma will haunt me forever for making this public, but it’s too good to keep to myself. Ingredients 4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup butter 1 cup shortening 3 cups white sugar 6 large eggs … Read more

Grandmother’s Pound Cake II

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Description This recipe is over 100 years old and is the original kind of pound cake: it contains 1 pound each of butter, sugar, eggs and flour and contains no salt, baking powder or flavoring (but flavoring such as vanilla extract or almond extract can be added if desired!) Ingredients 2 cups butter 3 cups … Read more