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Simple Pound Cake

An easy-to-make delicious vanilla pound cake
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 14
Calories 351 kcal

Equipment

  • tube pan

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups cake flour, sifted
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • ½ pound unsalted butter, room temperature (2 sticks)
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 cup milk, room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325F. Prepare a Bundt or tube pan by greasing and dusting with flour.
  • In a medium-sized bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
  • In a mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy. Do not overbeat. Add unbeaten eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition.
  • Alternate adding the flour mixture and milk (beginning and ending with the flour), beating at medium to low speed to incorporate. Stir the vanilla into the batter.
  • Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean or with fine crumbs. If the top is over-browning, place a sheet of aluminum foil for the last 10-15 minutes of cooking. (See note below about cooking times.)

Notes

Baking Pan

This cake was made in a dark Bundt pan. Cooking in a light-colored pan may take longer. Always test a cake with a toothpick before the end of the baking time in case it is cooking faster than expected due to varying oven temperatures and pan colors.

Nutrition

Calories: 351kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 5gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 77mgSodium: 88mgPotassium: 73mgFiber: 1gSugar: 30gVitamin A: 491IUCalcium: 69mgIron: 1mg
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