Rebeccas Pound Cake!

[norgeway]

I decided to do some baking today, This looked good so I made it, First get out your yellow 1956 Kenmore mixer, that the husband suggested I use, because the Sunbeam bowls were in the dishwasher from a earlier project today, then turn the oven of your 1961 GE to 325....then..

 

[norgeway]

First!

Cream well 2 1/2 sticks of butter with 3 cups sugar...For those of you not familiar with American packaging one stick of butter = 1/2 cup.

 

[norgeway]

Then add..

7 eggs, one at a time, beat on high speed until very light and fluffy

 

[norgeway]

sift...

3 cups sifted flour with pinch of salt,..I used cake flour, since it is much finer I used a little more, about 1/2 cup.

 

[norgeway]

My!

Nice modern Sift Chine sifter!

 

[norgeway]

Add

Flour alternately with 1 cup unwhipped whipping cream.

 

[norgeway]

then...

Add 1 Tablespoon Watkins vanilla.

 

[norgeway]

Mix.

Well, but dont overbeat.

 

[norgeway]

Grease and flour..

A large tube pan.

 

[norgeway]

gently...

Push batter into pan.Place in oven, 325 for 1 1/2 hours....Finished pic to follow!

 

[norgeway]

Oh Yeah...

Set Presto timer, it just times 1 hour, so that is a good time to check progress, sometimes it dosent take quite as long.

 

[norgeway]

Here is the recipe...

2 1/2 sticks butter
7 large eggs
3 cups sugar 3 cups sifted flour
1/2 pint heavy cream
pinch salt
vanilla....I use 1 Tbsp.

 

[norgeway]

Well???

That wasnt very clear, but the recipe comes from Eudora Garrisons cook book, she was the food editor for the Charlotte Observer newspaper for many years.

 

[tlee618]

Hans I can only imagine how wonderful that taste!!!  Hope you post a picture of it out of the oven and pan.  Where do you get Watkins products?   I will try this sometime for sure.    Thanks for sharing.    Terry

 

[mixfinder]

Yummy

Kenmore was the top rated stand mixer for several years from the 55 - 58.  They are quiet, extremely powerful and the beaters are impossible to find.  One of my Grandmas had a yellow Kenmore and I have a pink and green one.  I love the way the motor drops RPMs as you change speeds and then picks up again at the new setting.  In a post on the vacuum club you showed a Kenmore and Birtman side by side and the beater collars were at different heights.  They sound the same way when changing speeds so it must be a design that was used in governoring the motor.  The cake sounds so good and anything with 44% butter fat has got to be good.  I get rave reviews from everyone who knows you that the only thing better than your cooking is your generous heart and faithful friendship.  I am fascinated with the depth of your collection and crane my eyes to see the dark corners of every shelf and closet when you post pictures.

 

[kevin313]

Hans- any cake with 2 and a half sticks of butter gets my vote! I don't know what I like better: the cake recipe or that lovely Kenmore mixer!

 

[franksdad]

I don't know of anyone

who loves a good pound cake more than me!  Rebecca's pound cake sounds good too!  I'm gonna make one, probably next weekend, as my wife and I are going out of town to a wedding this weekend.

 

And, BTW, I showed you mine (Miss Lucy's Coconut Cake recipe)... you promised to show me yours (Miss Lucy's Coconut Cake recipe - from the Charlotte Observer).  So I'm still waiting! 

Thanks,

Jim

 

[norgeway]

Finished Product!

Well it came out nice, and it DOES taste good, believe I will use this recipe from now on.

 

[norgeway]

Here it is!

Out of the pan, behind it is a Brown sugar black walnut cake with caramel icing I made for Donalds Dad since it is fathers day.