♥ My Hubby has a big Birthday coming ♥
Ok, so I promised that I wasn’t going to mention his age, but I will tell you that he will be Nice & Nifty this coming Monday. 😉
With that said I want everything to be extra special for him and that would have to include making his grandmother’s pound cake, which he grew up eating and just loves. Give him a piece of this cake and a cup of coffee and he is a happy man. It took me a long time to get this recipe down because my husband’s family is “old school” where nothing is really ever measured or written down. They just look at the batter and see if it’s perfect or needs something else. So with a lot of trial and error I finally got it down 
Here is what you will need:
- 2 cups sifted flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder sift with flour
- 1¼ cup sugar
- 2 sticks room temperature butter
- ¾ milk
- 5 eggs
- ½ raisins
- ¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg
Here is what you need to do:
Whip together butter and sugar until nicely blended.
Spoon in flour/baking powder mix and blend it all together.
Add in eggs one at a time and then pour in milk. Give a good mix. Sprinkle in nutmeg and raisins and finish off mixing the batter by hand.
Pour batter into buttered/floured loaf pans. I love to use my pan that makes 4 small loaves, but you can use 2 regular size loaf pans and it will still turn out great. Bake at 350 degrees.
- 4 small loaves – 30 minutes
- 2 regular size loaves – 45 to 50 minutes
You want the pound cake to be golden brown and soft to the touch.
The nutmeg gives it a nice flavor and the raisins are a little surprise that are not in every bite.
This is my favorite picture of my husband and his grandmother Marita. He was two years old and about to move from Colombia to the United States. They adored each other and their relationship is something that my husband will cherish always.
Hope you like it..
xoxo
Jill ♥