Pound Cake

Pound Cake

from preppykitchen.com
50 min

Moist, buttery, and rich, this Pound Cake recipe comes together quickly and easily in a few simple steps. All you need are a few basic ingredients to make this cake!

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup unsalted butter ((226g) room temperature)
  • 1 cup sugar ((200g))
  • 1½ cup all-purpose flour ((180g))
  • ½ cup sour cream ((120mL))
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoon vanilla
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350F. Butter and flour a 9x5 inch baking tin.

  2. 2

    In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, salt, and baking powder then set aside.

  3. 3

    In a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment cream the butter. Add sugar in and mix until light and fluffy. Scrape the bowl down and beat a few more seconds.

  4. 4

    Add the eggs in one at a time while mixing at medium speed. Scrape the bowl down and beat until fully incorporated.

  5. 5

    Add the sour cream, and vanilla. Mix until incorporated. Scrape the bowl down.

  6. 6

    Add the flour mixture in and mix until combined. Scrape the bowl down and use your spatula to mix in any pockets of flour or butter that remain.

  7. 7

    Transfer batter into tin then give a quick smooth to even the batter out a bit. Bake at 350F for about 40 minutes or until the center is set and a skewer comes out clean.

  8. 8

    Allow to cool in the tin for about 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.