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Cardamom Vanilla Pound Cake Recipe at Epicurious photo by Romulo Yanes yield Makes 10 to 12 servings active time 25 min total time 3 1/4 hr This pound cake not only keeps well but also intensifies in flavor over the first day or so. Preparation Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Whisk together flour, cardamom, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Spoon batter into pan, smoothing top. Bake until a wooden skewer inserted into center of cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Beat cream with confectioners sugar and vanilla extract using whisk attachment of mixer until it just holds stiff peaks. Cooks' notes: • If you have green cardamom pods, you can grind the seeds using a mortar and pestle or an electric coffee/spice grinder •Cake keeps in an airtight container at room temperature 3 days.

View topic - Scrap Cookies We eat oatmeal at our house weekly. A long time ago I made way too much and went in search of a recipe to use it up. I came across this recipe and we have been making it ever since. Today I am attempting to make a tray of oatmeal bars and I will post that recipe if it works out but in the mean time here is a recipe that is made frequently in our house. Kitchen Scrap Cookies * 1/2 cup butter * 3/4 c. brown sugar * 1 egg * 1 c. cold cooked oatmeal * 1-1/4 c. flour (using 1 cup WW pastry flour makes a crisper cookie) * 1/2 tsp. salt * 1/2 tsp. bkg. soda * 1 tsp. cinnamon * 1 tsp. vanilla * At least 1 cup leftovers such as chopped apples, raisins, coconut, etc. Cream butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla. Bake at 350* 12-15 minutes on lightly greased cookie sheet until edges are browned.