Traditional Poundcake
- For 9-inch by 5-inch loaf pan or three mini loaf pans
- 1/2 pound unsalted butter
- 1 2/3 cups sugar
- 5 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 2 cups sifted unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- Whipped cream and seasonal berries, for garnish
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Butter and flour bottom of pan.
- Cream butter and sugar in a standing mixer or hand held mixer.
- Add eggs one at a time.
- Add vanilla, then flour, salt and lemon juice.
- Pour into prepared pans and bake 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours (50 minutes for mini pans) or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan for 5 minutes before taking out.
- Garnish with whipped cream and berries.for mini pans) or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan for five minutes before taking out.
- Garnish with whipped cream and berries.
three, butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, salt, lemon juice, cream
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/traditional-poundcake-recipe.html (may not work)