Easiest Way to Make Old Fashioned Lemon Pound Cake Recipe From Scratch

Grandma's Old Fashioned Tea Cakes

Cool in the pan for 15 minutes before removing and inverting to a wire rack to cool completely.

Recipe Summary Grandma's Old Fashioned Tea Cakes

A soft teacake that is best when one to two days old. You can change flavors by substituting almond or lemon extract for the vanilla. Add a few drop of food coloring to dress up the dough for special occasions.

Ingredients | Old Fashioned Lemon Pound Cake Recipe From Scratch

1 cup butter

1 ¾ cups white sugar

2 eggs

3 cups all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; stir into the creamed mixture. Knead dough for a few turnns on a floured board until smooth. Cover and refrigerate until firm.

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch in thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Info | Old Fashioned Lemon Pound Cake Recipe From Scratch

prep: 45 mins cook: 8 mins total: 53 mins Servings: 24 Yield: 2 dozen

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