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100-Year-Old Pound Cake Recipe Becomes Source for Prosperity During Pandemic
KSBW ^ | Aug 31, 2020

Posted on 09/01/2020 4:54:32 PM PDT by nickcarraway

'It’s really hard to believe. It’s a dream come true.'

April McClung needed to raise money for her son’s trip to China and Europe.

So, she turned to her grandmother’s 100-year-old pound cake recipe for inspiration.

"Just lifts your spirit, when you have really good food -- all natural, no preservatives -- butter pound cake and it’s just one of the best!" said April McClung, owner of Emily's Heirloom Pound Cakes.

That one recipe exceeded her expectations and raised $14,000 in nine months. It also gave her the courage to launch Emily's Heirloom Pound Cakes, named after her grandmother.

"So here we are now, over six years later, we are producing over 5,000 packaged slices a month, hundreds of cakes. We ship all over the country," said McClung.

Like so many other restaurant owners, COVID-19 forced McClung to reinvent her business. "So we pivoted and figured out how to get that website cranking! As a result of that, our website has tripled,"said McClung. She also partnered with food trucks. "Going to all these different neighborhoods, couple that with the farmer markets and BAM. It’s amazing,"

Her quick thinking allowed her family’s legacy to live on and is a testament to never giving up.

"It’s really hard to believe, it really is, it’s a dream come true," said McClung.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: 100yearoldcake; dietandcuisine; godsgravesglyphs
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To: yesthatjallen

BAM, not BLM ?


21 posted on 09/01/2020 6:27:30 PM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest)
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To: nickcarraway
I had to visit her website. My God........my pancreas exploded. But what a way to go. Death by Pound Cake. YUM!

Emily's Heirloom Pound Cakes

22 posted on 09/01/2020 8:35:22 PM PDT by Viking2002 ("If a really stupid person becomes senile......how can you tell?" - George Carlin)
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To: Jane Long

Nope. A she is using the secret recipe to make $$$$, not going to share the recipe.


23 posted on 09/02/2020 5:06:20 AM PDT by madison10
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To: jra

Post a link?......................


24 posted on 09/02/2020 5:56:21 AM PDT by Red Badger (Sine Q-Anon.....................very)
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To: nickcarraway

Hundred year old pound cake in plastic.


25 posted on 09/02/2020 2:10:39 PM PDT by ThanhPhero
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