Little Dixie Pound Cake for One

By Addie

When my great-grandson and I eat dinner together, we're always happy to share this delightful dessert.—Ruby Williams, Bogalusa, Louisiana

Ingredients

• 3 Tablespoons butter (no substitutes), softened
• 6 Tablespoons sugar
• 1 egg
• 6 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 Pinch baking soda
• 7 teaspoons buttermilk
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon orange extract

Preparation

Step 1

In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg. Combine flour and baking soda; add alternately with buttermilk to creamed mixture. Blend in extracts.


Pour into a greased 5-3/4-in. x 3-in. x 2-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from the pan to cool on a wire rack. Yield: 1 mini loaf.

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REVIEWS:

This is the perfect recipe for pound cake!

I use all vanilla extract when making this. It makes just enough for my husband and I to each enjoy dessert without going overboard with a big cake. Not that we couldn't eat the big cake, but this helps us "be good" without feeling deprived.