The Best Pound Cake Recipe EVER

So this is by far the BEST pound cake that you will ever have… I have no idea of the origins of this recipe except to say that it came from my great-grandmother and she was a southern woman who knew her cooking!!The pound cake got its origins when people did not write down their recipes and needed easy ratios to remember. The pound cake was one pound each of: butter, sugar, eggs and flour. Pretty simple.. only that much cake would take a regular size family forever to eat! So the recipe has been sized down to smaller portions and modern ingredients have been added (like baking powder) to make the cake lighter.Keep in mind that this is still a large cake and you need up use at least a 12 cup fluted or bundt pan to prevent it spilling over. A good rule of thumb is to never fill your pan more than 2/3 full. Use the extra batter in a loaf pan or cup cake pan just monitor the time because they will cook much quicker!Here is what you will need:3 cups Sugar 1 cup butter 1/2 cup crisco (or add...