Irish Pound Cake Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: St. Patrick's Day Recipes. (Irish Pound Cake Recipe). This is a recipe that has been handed down through the generations of my family. We credit my Great Grandmother, Catherine O'Grady, with this recipe.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 1hr

Additional: 1hr

Total: 2hrs15 mins

Servings: 12

Yield: 1 tube pan

Irish Pound Cake Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese

softened

6 large eggs

at room temperature

2 cups white sugar

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 cups self-rising flour

⅛ teaspoon ground mace

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger Irish whiskey

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Directions

Step 1

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a tube pan.

Step 2

Beat the butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in the sugar until well blended. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color. Add the room-temperature eggs one at a time allowing each egg to blend into the butter mixture before adding the next. Beat in the 2 tablespoons flour with the last egg. Stir in the remaining 2 cups flour until just combined; stir in the mac vanilla and whiskey. Pour into the prepared tube pan.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean about 1 hour. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

Nutritional Information

Irish Pound Cake Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:12

Calories: 453.9

% Daily Value *

Protein: 6.9g 14%

Carbohydrates: 50.5g 16%

Dietary Fiber: 0.6g 2%

Sugars: 33.6g

Fat: 24.6g 38%

Saturated Fat: 14.6g 73%

Cholesterol: 154.2mg 51%

Vitamin A Iu: 845.9IU 17%

Niacin Equivalents: 2.7mg 21%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 4%

Folate: 58mcg 15%

Calcium: 103.8mg 10%

Iron: 1.7mg 10%

Magnesium: 8.8mg 3%

Potassium: 88.8mg 3%

Sodium: 463.9mg 19%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 17%

Calories From Fat: 221

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.