Cow Pound Cake Recipe

Name: Cow Pound Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Baking & Desserts
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; ½ cup butter; ¼ cup shortening; 1 cup sugar; 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla; 1 ½ teaspoons lemon extract; 1 ½ teaspoons lemon juice; 3 eggs; ½ cup milk; 2 tablespoons cocoa; frosting

Servings: persons

1 ½ cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ cup butter
¼ cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
1 ½ teaspoons lemon extract
1 ½ teaspoons lemon juice
3 eggs
½ cup milk
2 tablespoons cocoa
frosting

1
Preheat oven to 350F.
2
Grease and flour 9x5in loaf pan.
3
In a small bowl, mix flour and baking powder.
4
In a large bowl, beat butter and shortening.
5
Beat in sugar, vanilla, lemon extract and lemon juice.
6
Beat in eggs.
7
Add flour mixture and milk.
8
Place 1/3 batter in a small bowl.
9
Whisk in cocoa powder.
10
Pour 1/2 of vanilla batter into pan.
11
Spoon 5 dollops of chocolate batter on top.
12
Pour remaining vanilla batter on top.
13
Spoon remaining chocolate batter on top.
14
Using a butter knife, swirl batters to create a marbled effect.
15
Bake for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
16
Cool completely, then frost.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 12 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 ½ cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, ½ cup butter, ¼ cup shortening, and more.

Yes, Cow Pound Cake falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Cow Pound Cake

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