Classic Pound Cake Recipe

classic Pound Cake

2 Cups Granulated Sugar
2 Cups Unsalted Butter
10 Eggs
4 1/2 Cups All-purpose Flour
1 1/2 Teaspoons Salt
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

preheat Oven To 350 Degrees F.

cream Sugar And Butter. Add 2 Eggs At A Time And Slowly Blend.

in A Separate Bowl, Combine Flour, Salt And Baking Powder. Blend Well And Add Dry Mix To Egg Mixture, Then Beat Well. Add Vanilla Extract To Batter. Pour Batter Into Two Well-greased And Floured 7-inch Loaf Pans Or A 10-inch Angel Food Cake Pan To Two-thirds Full. Bake For About 1 Hour. Cake Is Done When A Wooden Pick Is Inserted And Comes Out Dry. Remove From The Oven And Cool.

variations
for Chocolate Pound Cake, Add 1/4 Cup Cocoa To Dry Mix.

delete Vanilla Extract And Add 1 Tablespoon Orange Or Lemon Bits.





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