MAMAW’S POUND CAKE & ICING

Bessie Thomas and Haley Thomas

1 lb. butter

3 c. sugar

3 c. flour

9 eggs

¼ tsp. salt

1 tsp. vanilla

¼ tsp. baking powder

Milk (as needed for consistency)

Preheat oven to 350°F. Cream butter and sugar. Add vanilla. Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in separate bowl. Add flour mixture and eggs (a few at a time) to butter and sugar. Add vanilla. Once everything else is mixed, add milk as necessary for consistency. Divide mixture into greased and floured cake pans.  Bake until done.

Chocolate Icing

2 boxes confectioners’ sugar

2 sticks margarine

Evaporated milk as needed (about 1 can)

Hershey’s Cocoa to taste

Vanilla to taste

Cream margarine and sugar. Add vanilla. Once mixed, add milk for consistency and cocoa to taste.

CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE

Rose Marie Smith 

Originally published in the Gazette-Journal; given by Christopher Dehoux

This is a favorite recipe and have been making it since printe...