SUNDAY MEMORIES
DO-OVER
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Let me apologize for this posting. Back on October 20, 2024, I wrote about my favorite pound cake. At the time, I said I didn’t remember where I got the recipe. Turns out (after I found the recipe in my recipe file) that I was given it by my now “famous” Mabel in Wiesbaden, West Germany. I therefore would like to pass it along to my readers. This really is the very best, most moist, sweet, delicious pound cake I’ve ever eaten. For those who don’t like icing – this is the perfect cake. It can be eaten plain – yummmmmm – or with a glaze, or fruit topping. All is good. So, here’s the recipe, and I hope it will give some enjoyment.
MABEL’S POUND CAKE
Cream:
½ pound butter with
2½ cups granulated sugar
(After mixing well, turn mixer to “whip” and whip until “white”)
Add:
4 eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition
1 cup buttermilk – mix well with ½ tsp soda**
3 cups sifted cake flour***
¼ tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla
1 Tbsp warm water
DIRECTIONS:
Cream the butter and sugar well; add eggs, continuing to beat well. Add the buttermilk and soda mixture alternately with the salt and flour. Last, add the vanilla and warm water.
Pour into tube pan (Angel food pan – Bundt pan) and bake one (1) hour and 15 minutes at 325̊.
Serve either with or without icing.
ICING:
½ 8-oz. can of crushed pineapple
¼ stick butter (2 Tbsp)
¼ cup granulated sugar
Juice of 1 lemon (fresh-squeezed if you want – I use thawed Minute Maid frozen
lemon juice)
1 3-oz package cream cheese (or half of an 8-oz. package)
1 box confectioner’s sugar
Cook pineapple, butter and granulated sugar until “dry”; COOL!!
Combine lemon juice and cream cheese
Blend in confectioner’s sugar.
Add pineapple mixture
Mix well
Spread on cake
ENJOY!!
This cake doesn’t really “work” unless you beat/whip the butter and sugar mixture until it looks “white.” The difference in color and texture is noticeable.
**I don’t usually have buttermilk on hand, so I make my own:
1 cup milk, mix in one (1) Tbsp lemon juice or vinegar, stir and let sit.
***If you don’t have cake flour:
sift regular flour – measure out three (3) level cups, then take out 3½level Tbsp). That is equal to cake flour.
~~~~~~~~~~To Be Continued~~~~~~~~~~
Judy is living in Central Florida with her retired U.S. Air Force husband of 50+ years. Born in Dallas, Texas, she grew up in the Southwestern United States.She met her husband at their church, where he was attending the university in her town. After college and seminary, he entered the Air Force, and their adventures began.They lived in eight of our United States, and spent six years in Europe, where their oldest daughter was born. She was a stay-at-home mom for many years .
Judy has always been involved with music, both playing the piano and singing. Always interested in exercise, she was an aerobic dancing instructor, as well as a piano teacher for many years, and continues to faithfully exercise at home.
After moving to Central Florida, she served as a church secretary for nearly nine years.Her main hobby at this point in time is scanning pictures and 35mm slides into the computer. She also enjoys scrapbooking.She and her husband have two married daughters and four grandchildren, including grandtwins as well as a great-grandson and a great-granddaughter. She and her husband enjoy the Disney parks as often as possible.
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