Pound Cake

• sugar↗2 3⁄4 cups
• margarine or 1 1/4 cups butter, softened↗1 1⁄4 cups
• eggs↗5
• vanilla↗1 teaspoon
• all-purpose flour↗3 cups
• baking powder↗1 teaspoon
• salt↗1⁄4 teaspoon
• evaporated milk↗1 cup
• Glaze↗
• sugar↗1⁄4 cup
• lemon juice↗3 tablespoons

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. 2

   Grease and flour bundt pan.

3. 3

   Beat 2 3/4 cups sugar, margarine, eggs & vanilla in large bowl on low speed, scraping bowl constantly for 30 seconds.

4. 4

   Beat on high speed scraping bowl occasionally for 5 minutes.

5. 5

   Beat in flour, baking powder and salt alternately with milk on low speed.

6. 6

   Pour into pan.

7. 7

   Bake 65 minutes or until tester comes out clean.

8. 8

   Cool 20 minutes before removing cake from pan.

9. 9

   For glaze: Combine 1/4 cup sugar and lemon juice. Spoon over warm cake.

10. 10

    *Do not use self-rising flour in this recipe*

11. 11

    Note: I always use half-and-half in place of evaporated milk.