So simple, yet so satisfying. Pound cake has got to be the simplest recipe in the baker’s repertoire. A pound of flour, a pound of sugar and a pound of butter. How in the world this simple set of ingredients becomes something as sumptuous as the cake Mrs. seat of Her pant made this weekend I’ll never know. but I’ll enjoy it!

This Recipe is reproduced from the Betty Crocker Cookbook:

Ingredients:

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
2½ cups granulated sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 tsp vanilla or almond extract
5 large eggs
1 cup milk or evaporated milk
Powdered sugar, if desired

Method:

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom, side and tube of 10×4-inch angel food cake pan (tube pan) 12-cup fluted tube cake pan or two 9×5-inch loaf pans with shortening; lightly flour.
2. In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 5 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat flour mixture into sugar mixture alternately with milk at low speed, beating just until smooth after each addition. Pour into pans.
3. Bake angel food or fluted tube cake pan 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes, loaf pans 55 to 60 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 20 minutes; remove from pan(s) to wire rack. cool completely, about 2 hours. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Serve with ice cream or whipped cream. Enjoy.

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