Mary Jarrell's Pound Cake Recipe

A taste of heaven! This pound cake recipe, passed down from a centenarian baker, is guaranteed to become a family favorite. Mary Jarrell's secret recipe, perfected over a lifetime, creates a moist, melt-in-your-mouth cake so delicious, she baked ten at a time to share with everyone she met! Now, you can share this legacy of love and baking joy. Serve it plain, with fresh fruit, ice cream, chocolate sauce—the possibilities are endless! Bake two; keep one, gift one!

Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 140 mins
Calories 682.3 kcal
Protein 17g
Rating 5.0 (2 Reviews)
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Ingredients for Mary Jarrell's Pound Cake

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How to Make Mary Jarrell's Pound Cake

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C). Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
  4. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, alternating with the milk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
  5. Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
  6. Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes before inverting it onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Information (Approximate per serving)

Sodium

17 g

Sugar

246g

Fat

30g

Carbs

31g

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