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Elvis Presley's Favorite Whipping Cream Pound Cake





The recipe comes from an old lady who was a dear friend of Elvis. She made this cake for him every Christmas and on special occasions. She made the paper promise to keep her name anonymous for fear that people would deluge her Tupelo Mississippi home with requests by fans to make her cakes for them.

Elvis Presley's Favorite Whipping Cream Pound Cake

Serves: 8-12

Ingredients:
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1/2 lb butter, softened
  • 7 eggs, room temperature
  • 3 cups cake flour, sifted twice
  • 1 cup whipping cream     (heavy cream)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions:
  1. Butter and flour a 10 inch tube or bundt pan.
  2. Thoroughly cream together sugar and butter.
  3. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
  4. Mix in half the flour, then the whipping cream, then the other half of the flour.
  5. Add Vanilla.
  6. Pour into prepared pan.
  7. Set in COLD oven and turn heat to 350ºF.
  8. Bake 1 hour to 70 minutes, until a sharp knife inserted in cake turns out clean.
  9. Cool in pan 5 minutes.
  10. Remove from pan and cool thoroughly.
  11. Wrapped well, this cake will keep for several days.

Note:  
 while the original recipe did not suggest this, when I'm in the mood for something different I will add a teaspoon or two of orange or lemon extract for a lemon or orange pound cake.
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  1. The Food HunterFebruary 17, 2014 at 8:09 AM

    I like your orange/lemon additions!

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  2. Naomi V.February 25, 2014 at 5:57 PM

    3c. Sugar is a bit much. Have you tried it with less sugar? I mean, it wouldn't ruin the recipe minus making it less sweet right?

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