Five Flavor Pound Cake I

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • ½ cup shortening
  • 3 cups white sugar
  • 5eggs, beaten
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon coconut extract
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract
  • 1 teaspoon rum flavored extract
  • 1 teaspoon butter flavored extract
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • ¼ cup water
  • ½ teaspoon coconut extract
  • ½ teaspoon rum flavored extract
  • ½ teaspoon butter flavored extract
  • ½ teaspoon lemon extract
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

    • Directions

  • Step 1

    Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).Grease a 10 inch tube pan. In a small bowl, combine flour and baking powder. Set aside. In a measuring cup, combine the milk and 1 teaspoon each coconut, lemon, rum, butter and vanilla extracts; set aside.

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  • Step 2

    In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, shortening and 3 cups sugar until light and fluffy.Add eggs, andbeat until smooth. Beat in flour mixture alternately with milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.Spoon mixture into prepared pan.

  • Step 3

    Bake for 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours, or until cake tests done.Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes.

  • Step 4

    Turn cake out of pan onto wire rack.Place waxed paper under rack to catch glaze drippings.Slowly spoon Five Flavor Glaze onto top of hot cake. Cool completely.

  • Step 5

    To make the Five Flavor Glaze: In a saucepan, combine 1/2 cup sugar, water and 1/2 teaspoon each coconut, lemon, rum, butter and vanilla extracts. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved.

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