mom's pound cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 cups butter
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 6 eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe

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

Ready Time: 2 hrs


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.
• in a large bowl, cream together the butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. stir in the orange juice, vanilla and salt. beat in the flour. pour batter into prepared pan.
• bake in the preheated oven for 70 to 80 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out a wire rack and cool completely.