Mama’s Pound Cake

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Mama’s Pound Cake Mama’s Pound Cake

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Servings: 16-20 servings Episode: Paula to the Rescue
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 1 hour 30 min
Difficulty: Easy

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1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
5   eggs
3 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
3 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1/2 lb (2 sticks) butter, plus more for pan
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

With a mixer, cream butter and shortening 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. 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.

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

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Best pound cake I've ever made or eaten for that matter!

By Anonymous on April 27, 2013

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I am so excited about my cake- It turned out wonderfully. Thanks

By Helen Prickett on April 04, 2013

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For those looking for a healthier Pound Cake, we encourage you to try some of The Deen Bros. Lighter recipes. They have an amazing The Deen Bros. Lighter Never Fail Pound Cake and this Tender Southern Pound Cake Thanks for visiting our web site!

By Jocelyn Morera on March 07, 2013

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Hi Judy! We have a couple of versions of a spice cake: you can try our Holiday Spice Cake or for something different a Clementine Spice Cake Thanks for visiting our web site.

By Jocelyn Morera on March 07, 2013

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paula!! love your cooking i think you are one of the best cooks ever i love your show and your family! you guys have so much fun cooking together. your sons are the best they love bein in the kitchen with mama lol!!! gotta try that pound cake for my sunday dinner love you paula you did it again!!!

By jean mitchell on March 05, 2013

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iam going to try this! noy a good baker, but iam going to try! love you paula!

By JOHNETTE WILLIAMS on March 05, 2013

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love you paula!

By JOHNETTE WILLIAMS on March 05, 2013

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Need a diabetic friendly version. Otherwise,delicious.Give it a 10 rating.

By Olga Duarte on March 05, 2013

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Paula on the pound cake do you have to use the shortening can you use 3 sticks of butter.

By janice on March 04, 2013

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I WILL TRY IT THIS WEEKEND WIL GET BACK TO YOU

By helenpoinsette@gmail.com on March 04, 2013

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I love your cake recipes, but I really need a pound cake recipe for a border line diabetic which uses either a sugar substitute or less suger.

By Catherine LaFemina on March 04, 2013

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Paula, Been watching you and your show from the begining and I think you are just wonderful...keep up the good work the two of you look great and love you cooking.

By Robert Bittner on March 04, 2013

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I don't have a tube pan...can it be done in another pan, maybe a loaf pan??

By Joy on March 04, 2013

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Would you happen to have and old one for gramma's old fashion spice cake I can't find a good one.....Thank You

By Judy on March 04, 2013

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So delicious!

By Meg on February 16, 2013

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Paula i love watching your show my husband never missed it during his and i love babing your pound cakes we love you Paula

By BETTIE WATTS on February 14, 2013

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Amazing!!! Yummy!! Loved it!!!

By Grace on January 10, 2013

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I love, love, love your Tropical Pound Cake Recipe!!! Its the hit of all my staff meetings. Thanks again Paula!!!

By Eva Jones on October 14, 2012

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Paula I have your mom's cake in the oven at this moment. It looks wonderful Betty

By Betty Walker on September 26, 2012

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I found this recipe, read the reviews and I had No problems with this cake. It was Perfect and Simple. It needs nothing added to it unless you want to just be crative. I made one, then the next day made another for Mom And My Brother in law, then 2 more the next day now it labor Day And 2 more 6 cakes in 5days. Perfect Paula

By tina216 on September 02, 2012

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