Granny's Pound Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups butter
• 3 cups sugar
• 6 eggs
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup milk
• shortening, for greasing pans
• parchment paper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 grease 3 - 8x4 inch loaf pans with shortening and line with bottom of pan with parchment paper.
• 3 with a mixer cream the butter and sugar. add the eggs one at a time and mix well. mix in the flour alternating with the milk. do not over mix.
• 4 divide batter between the greased loaf pans. bake for 70 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
• 5 remove the cakes from the oven, and run a knife around the edges of the cake to loosen sides. cool cakes in the pans for 10-15 minutes, then remove and let them finish cooling before slicing.