Grandma McNair’s Pound Cake

From Addy: “This from Willie’s grandmother who sadly passed away in early 2021.”

Ingredients

• 3 sticks of butter or margarine, room temperature

• 1 (1 lb) box confectioners’ sugar

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 6 eggs, room temperature

• 3 cups flour, sifted

• 1⁄4 tsp baking powder

• 1 tsp almond extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325° F (160° C).

2. Cream together butter, sugar, and vanilla. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

3. Sift together flour and baking powder, and add to butter and sugar mixture a little at a time.

4. Bake in a greased and floured angel food cake pan (tube pan) for 1 hour, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

5. Cool in pan for 30 minutes before serving.

Recipe from Virginia McNair