Million Dollar Pound Cake (My Version)

Submitted by SuzV2796

"I made this pond cake based on Southern Living's Million Dollar Pound Cake recipe, but had to sub a couple of ingredients so that I could use what I had onhand. It turned out pretty decent, so I am writing it down here before I forget what I did! Just a couple of notes: 1) Since this cake has no baking powder or baking soda, I make sure the butter, sugar, and eggs cream together for quite a while to incorperate air into mixture-- anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes. 2) The bake time is what was indicated on the original recipe, but I find it takes about 10 more minutes in my oven."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 40mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 15

ingredients

• 1 lb butter, softened (no substitutes, please)
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 6 eggs
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3⁄4 cup evaporated milk (not sweetened condensed milk)
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

directions

1. In a larger mixing bowl, cream the butter with the sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, and cream mixture until light and fluffy-- 5 to 10 minutes.
2. Add the flour alternately with the evaporated milk, beginning and ending with the flour. Pour into a greased and floured tube cake pan. Place pan on a cookie sheet and put into a preheated 300 degree oven.
3. Bake until toothpick inserted comes out clean, anywhere from 1 hour 40 minutes to 1 hour 55 minutes.
4. Let cake cool in pan for 10-15 minutes before turning out of pan to cool completely on a rack. Flavors are even better the next day.