DEBBIE MCMURTRY (Westmoreland, Tennessee) was born in Nashville, Tennessee, but raised in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Debbie is a proud grandma to four grandchildren—two boys and two girls. Grandchildren are DUSTIN and JENNY MCMURTRY (also of Westmoreland) and NATHANIEL and KAYLEE STINSON (Scottsville, Kentucky). They share that their Grandma loves to see people eat and that no one ever leaves her house hungry! In fact, Grandma loves to cook so much that she often makes way more food than needed and has to call neighbors to come help them eat it. This recipe is from Debbie’s grandmother.
Vegetable shortening and flour to prepare pan
2 sticks butter, softened
3 cups sugar
6 large eggs
3 cups cake flour*
8 ounces heavy whipping cream
½ teaspoon baking powder
⅓ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 Grease and flour a Bundt pan.
2 In a large bowl use a mixer to cream the butter and sugar together. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing between each addition. Alternately add the flour and cream, mixing after each addition. Add the baking powder, salt, and vanilla.
3 Pour the batter into the Bundt pan. Place in a cold oven on the middle rack. Heat the oven to 350 degrees, bake for 1 hour, and remove. Let cool before removing from the pan.
MAKES 12 SERVINGS.
* Don’t substitute the type of flour.