Old-Fashioned Pound Cake

This will always remind me of my Grandma, she LOVED pound cake. Especially topped with sweetened strawberries and Cool Whip!

• Ready In: 1 hr 35 mins
• Yields: 2 loaves

Ingredients

• 1  lb butter (2 cups)
• 1  lb sugar (2 1/4 cups)
• 9  eggs
• 4  cups  sifted cake flour
• 1  tablespoon  grated lemon rind
• 1  tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Directions

1. Cream butter and sugar until very light and creamy.
2. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
3. Gradually add cake flour, blending thoroughly. (Use a medium speed for this.).
4. Add lemon rind and juice.
5. Bake in 2 greased and parchment paper-lined or waxed paper-lined 9x5" pans at 350º for about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
6. Frost or glaze, or leave plain.
7. *If wanting to make a half a recipe, use 5 eggs.