Miss Ellens Pound Cake Recipes

MOM'S SOUTHWEST GEORGIA POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Do not preheat the oven.
• Generously grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt pan.
• In a medium bowl sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
• Using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar together until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add flour mixture and heavy cream, alternately to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Mix until just combined.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Put into a cold oven and set temperature to 325 degrees F. Bake for 1 hour, 15 minutes without opening door. If necessary, bake an additional 15 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and cool in pan on cooling rack for 15 minutes. Remove from pan to serving plate. Dust with powdered sugar, if desired.
• Serve with fresh whipped cream (or ice cream) and berries.

MISS ELLEN'S POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and flour loaf pan. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Cream butter until soft, smooth, and fluffy. Add sugar a little at a time, beating until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time. Beat well after each egg.
• Stir in flour, salt, and vanilla with spoon. Mix well.
• Spoon batter into loaf pan and smooth top with spatula.
• Bake cake for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hrs and test with toothpick.
• Let cool in pan for 10 minutes.
• Slide blade of metal spatula around edge of cake to loosen from pan. Turn upside down and gently lift of pan.