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Mama's pound cake

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Ingredients

  • 225g Technique: Using Butter You could replace butter with Stork margarine. It's easy to use and comes in blocks, tubs and liquid for any kind of dish from sweet baking to savoury meals. I know this Tell me more butter , plus more for pan
  • 100g vegetable fat
  • 600g sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • 450g plain flour, plus more for pan
  • 1/2 tsp fine salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 250ml milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence

Use imperial measurements

Method

How to make Mama's pound cake


1) Preheat oven to 180 degrees C/Gas 4.

2) With a mixer, cream Technique: Using Butter You could replace butter with Stork margarine. It's easy to use and comes in blocks, tubs and liquid for any kind of dish from sweet baking to savoury meals. I know this Tell me more butter and fat together. Add sugar, a little at a time. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition. Stir dry ingredients together in a bowl and add to mixer alternately with milk, starting with the flour and ending with the flour. Mix in vanilla.

3) Pour into a greased and floured tube pan and bake for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.