Advertisement
Recipe: All Purpose Pound Cake
Similar Categories: All, Purpose, Pound, Cake
1 2/3 cups cake or all-purpose flour (cake flour preferred)
1/2 tsp. salt
2 sticks unsalted butter, softened but still firm
1 1/2 cups sugar
5 large eggs, room temperature
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. lemon zest
1. Heat oven to 325 degrees. Grease (with soft butter or vegetable oil
spray) and flour a standard metal loaf pan, 9 by 5 by 3 inches. Sift
together the flour and salt onto a large piece of wax paper.
2. Place the butter in a large metal mixing bowl and beat until smooth,
light colored, and creamy. This can be done by hand, about one minute, or in
an electric mixer, about 30 seconds. Gradually add the sugar and beat until
the butter turns almost white and is very fluffy, about 5 minutes by hand
and 3 minutes with an electric mixer.
3. Add the whole eggs, one egg at a time, beating for 20 seconds after each
addition. The mixture should be dull and smooth after beating each egg. If
the batter appears grainy or separated, the butter or eggs may have been too
cold. In this case, warm the outside of the bowl with a kitchen towel soaked
in hot water and then wrung out. Continue beating until the mixture appears
dull and thick. Add the vanilla and lemon zest and beat 10 seconds or until
mixture is thick.
4. Add the flour in three equal parts, folding it into the mixture with a
large rubber spatula until the batter is well mixed. Scrape up from the
bottom of the bowl frequently.
5. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes. The top
should be split and nicely browned and a cake tester or straw inserted into
the center should come out clean. If not, continue baking and check every 5
minutes. When done, empty cake upside down onto one covered hand (use two
pot holders) and then place the cake right side up onto the cooling rack.
Cool at least 1 hour before slicing and serving.
Advertisement:
Print this recipe: full page | 4x6 recipe card | 3x5 recipe cardSimilar Categories: All, Purpose, Pound, Cake
| All-american Berry Pizza | Almond Cookies |