Easy Pound Cake

If you’re looking for a simple dessert that doesn’t require a lot of fussy ingredients but tastes like a million dollars, Easy Pound Cake is exactly what to make. Enjoy it plain, with a drizzle of chocolate sauce, or stacked with berries and whipped cream to make shortcake.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 1

Cooling time 10

Total Time 1 15

Servings servings (1 slice each)

Calories 447kcal

Author Meggan Hill

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups cake flour (see note 1)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1 cup butter melted (2 sticks)
4 large eggs at room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract (see note 2)
powdered sugar for dusting, optional

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9-inch by 5-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray, then line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, whisk together the cake flour, baking powder, and salt. In a second bowl or a large measuring cup, whisk together the sugar, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla.
Make a well in the dry ingredients and slowly pour in the wet ingredients, whisking constantly until most of the lumps are gone. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
Bake until a toothpick inserted comes out clean with a few crumbs attached, about 50 to 60 minutes. Rotate the pan halfway through baking.
Cool the cake in the pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and peel the parchment from the bottom of the cake. Cool completely before slicing. Dust with powdered sugar if desired.

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Notes

Cake flour: This finely milled, bleached flour has a lower protein content (about 8%) than all-purpose flour. Making cakes with cake flour gives your desserts a soft, tender texture and an excellent crumb.
Vanilla: Or see Recipe Tips and Variations for other flavor combinations to try.
Yield: This recipe makes 1 loaf of Easy Pound Cake, enough for 8 slices or so depending on how you cut them.
Storage: Store wrapped at room temperature for up to 4 days.

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