LOW SODIUM POUND CAKE 
1 1/2 c. vegetable shortening
2 3/4 c. sugar
9 eggs
Juice of 1 lemon
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. sifted cake flour

Heat oven to 300 degrees. Grease and flour 10 inch tube pan. Cream shortening until smooth. Gradually add sugar and cream well. Add the eggs one at a time, creaming well after each one. Stir in lemon juice and vanilla. Sift cake flour and add to the mixture. Pour mixture into tube pan. Bake for 1 1/2 hours or until tests done. Makes 1 large cake (20 slices). Omit lemon juice and add 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg with sifted flour.

Calories: 1 slice = 325 calories. Fat controlled diet: 1 slice = grams fat. Diabetic and Calorie Controlled Diet: 1/2 slice = 1 bread exchange and 2 fat exchanges. Sodium Controlled Diet: 1 slice = 13 milligrams sodium.

 

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