Grandma's Pound Cake

Easter Sunday dessert! MmmmMmmmMmmmm!!! Us Jilek's, we grew up eating my grandma's pound cake all the time. It was/is always a special treat. :) I know you will love it too! And I know the ingredients seem heavy... but it's worth it!

Grandma Jilek's Pound Cake

1/2 lb butter
1/2 cup Crisco
3 cups sugar
5 large eggs
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup milk
3 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract [or try almond extract, your choice] 
2 tsp lemon extract

1. Set the oven to 325 degrees. 

2. Cream butter, sugar and Crisco together. Mix well.

3. Add 1 egg at a time. Mix well.

4. Add sour cream. Mix well.

5. Add flour and baking powder. Beat together well.

6. Add milk and flavoring. [Make sure to add this last] Beat together until smooth.
 

7. Grease and flour bundt pan lightly.








Carefully pour the mix into the pan.  

Smooth it out.


Bake 1 1/2 hours.  









**DO NOT OPEN OVEN WHILE THE CAKE IS BAKING**

Listen, I know it's tempting, I do it almost every time I bake. But Grandma Jilek said, "Now Stephanie, don't open the oven while it cooks or it will go flat!" So, take her advice as I did! If you want to look at the cake during it's process, simply turn on the oven light and watch, but do not open the oven! :)

Once it is cooked, take it out and let it cool for about 10 minutes. 











Then place on a cookie rack.
 

ENJOY!



I made a glaze to drizzle over top. We usually have it plain, but the glaze was a nice touch. It's delicious either way! But here is the glaze if you want it:

Lemon Glaze
2 cups powdered sugar
3 tbs milk
1/2 tsp lemon extract

Mix together and drizzle a bit on top of your piece!  

I hope everyone had a blessed Easter! He is Risen!