Country Pound Cake Recipe

3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
2 2/3 cups white sugar
5 eggs
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon extract

Directions

1. Do not preheat the oven. Grease 10 inch tube pan and line bottom with wax paper or parchment paper.
2. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl, beat the butter, shortening, and sugar on low speed for 10 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, blending well after each addition. Alternately add the flour mixture and milk, mixing well. Add the vanilla and lemon extracts.
4. Pour batter into the prepared pan. Set the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C. Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of cake comes out clean. Allow cake to cool in the pan for 1 hour. Remove to a cake rack and cool for at least 3 hours. 

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It was absolutely delicious!!! I didn't have any lemon extract but it was fine without it! The outside of the cake with nice,sweet and crispy!!!! I used a Silicone Bundt Pan and it came out perfect and easily. I didn't line it with anything, simply sprayed it good with vegetable oil and sprinkled some flour on it.  I put some homemade Jam on the top when I served it! All of the kids loved it and so did the hubby! I will definitely be making this again!!

Egg Recipes!!! I need help!!

I saw this on a new "chicken farmer" friends blog and I hope she doesn't mind that I'm stealing it!! With 10 chickens I could be looking at 10 eggs at day - that is 70 eggs a week or possibly 240 eggs a MONTH!!!! So lets start a collection of recipes using multiple eggs - like 4 or more!!!! Send me your favorites!!!! How many recipes do you think we could get in a year??

Luscious Lemon Bars

Luscious Lemon Bars

2-1/4 cup all-purpose flour divided
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 cup butter
4 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder

Mix 2 cups flour, powdered sugar and butter; press into a greased 13"x9" baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes; cool. Whisk eggs and lemon juice together. Sift sugar, remaining flour and baking powder; mix with egg mixture. Pour over baked crust and return to oven. Bake for an additional 25 minutes. Cool and cut into squares. Makes 16

I made these last night and broke of a piece to try. They taste so YUMMY!!!! I let them cool overnight and this morning I tried to cut them. I found that they aren't coming out of the baking pan as easily as I would have hoped. I've put them back into the oven and I'm going to cook a bit longer to see if that makes a difference. I'll be sure to update!!