Pound Cake
Cooking Methodbaking
CostInexpensive
Total Timeunder 2 hours
Make Ahead RecipeYes
Kid FriendlyYes
Recipe Coursedessert
Five Ingredients or LessYes
Mealdinner
Taste and Texturebuttery, sweet
Type of Dishpound cake
Ingredients
- ½ pound unsalted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 5 eggs
- 2 ¼ cupsall-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup sour cream
- Confectioners’ sugar
- 2 medium loaf pans
Instructions
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Generously butter the loaf pans. Preheat the oven to 350°.
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In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. One at a time, add the eggs, mixing thoroughly.
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Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the dry ingredients, alternately with the sour cream.
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Divide the batter between the loaf pans. Bake for 40 minutes, or until the loaves pull away from the sides of the pan.
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Allow the cakes to rest for 10 minutes, remove from the tins, and cool on a rack.
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Dust with confectioners’ sugar.
Christopher Idone
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Arlene 3036424
Jan 31, 2013
I'd rather know the recommended size of the loaf pans rather than what the finished pound cakes will weigh.
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