The first American cookbook, American Cookery, included a recipe for pound cake. Published in 1785, author Amelia Simmons called for “one pound sugar, one pound butter, one pound flour, one pound or ten eggs, rose water one gill, spices to your taste; watch it well, […]
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Key Lime Pound Cake with Key Lime Glaze
The first American cookbook, American Cookery, included a recipe for pound cake. Published in 1785, author Amelia Simmons called for “one pound sugar, one pound butter, one pound flour, one pound or ten eggs, rose water one gill, spices to your taste; watch it well, […]