Almond Pound Cake

February 24, 2014

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This month, I had the opportunity to browse through all the recipes on Cara's blog, The Boys Made Me Do It. I enjoyed reading the stories about her boys and her adventures in the kitchen. Cara's blog is full of recipes that I would love to make, and I had quite a challenge trying to pick the recipe to make. I finally chose her recipe for Peggy's Pound Cake, and I'm so glad that I did. I served this with fresh strawberries and a strawberry sauce for our Mother's Day c

2 sticks butter, softened
3 cups sugar
1/2 cup shortening
3 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1-1/4 cup milk
5 eggs
2 teaspoons almond extract

1. In the bowl of your stand mixer, cream together butter, sugar, and shortening. 2. Add half of the flour and the baking power and mix well. 3. Add in half of the milk and continue to mix. 4. Add in...
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Nutritions

Calories
807

Sodium
41mg
1% DV

Fat
45g
69% DV

Protein
7g
14% DV

Carbs
90g
30% DV

Fiber
2g
10% DV

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