This is the best cake! Mom used to make this margarine cake all the time when we were growing up. I searched and searched for this recipe on the web, but I never did find it. Luckily, I found a scrap of paper with the instructions scribbled on it.
Ingredients
- 3 cups white sugar
- 1.5 cups margarine or butter , softened
- 5 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup evaporated milk
Instructions
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1
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch tube pan.
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2
Beat together sugar and margarine in a large bowl until smooth and creamy. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla and lemon juice. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl; mix into egg mixture alternating with milk just until blended. Pour into the prepared pan.
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3
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the crown comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pan for at least 10 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts
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