Just Married Three-Tier Pound Cake Recipe

Recipe courtesy of Trisha Yearwood
Show: Trisha's Southern Kitchen
Episode: Gwen's Girls

Total: 2 hr 40 min | Active: 30 min | Yield: 20 servings | Level: Intermediate

Ingredients

3 cups (6 sticks) margarine, such as Blue Bonnet, at room temperature, plus more to grease pans
Two 1-pound boxes confectioners' sugar, boxes reserved
12 large eggs, at room temperature
2 pounds sifted cake flour, plus more to dust pans
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Buttercream Frosting, recipe follows
White Cream Decorator Frosting, recipe follows

Buttercream Frosting:

1 1/2 cup (3 sticks) butter, at room temperature
2 pounds confectioners' sugar
8 to 10 tablespoons light cream or milk
3 teaspoons clear vanilla extract

White Cream Decorator Frosting:

3/4 cup solid white vegetable shortening, such as Crisco
1 pound confectioners' sugar
Pinch of salt
1 1/2 teaspoons clear vanilla extract
Food coloring, optional

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