Million-Dollar Pound Cake

By AzWench

The name "Pound Cake" traditionally was given to a cake recipe whose ingredients consisted of 1 pound of eggs, 1 pound of flour, 1 pound of sugar, and 1 pound of butter-the result was said to be a perfectly balanced cake.

Ingredients

• 1 pound butter, softened
• 3 cups sugar
• 6 large eggs
• 4 cups flour
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Generously grease and lightly flour a 10-inch (14-cup) tube pan. Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until light yellow in color and creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until yellow disappears.

2. Add flour to butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition. (Batter should be smooth.) Stir in extracts. Pour batter into prepared pan.

3. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour and 40 minutes or until long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pan on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from pan to wire rack, cool completely (about 1 hour).