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Basic pound cake recipe
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Course
Cake
Keyword
butter, flour, sugar
Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cook Time
1
hour
hr
Total Time
1
hour
hr
15
minutes
mins
Servings
12
people
Calories
306
Equipment
cake tin of 25 cm
Ingredients
225
gr
unsalted butter
at roomtemperature
225
gr
sugar
1
tsp
salt
225
gr
egg
about 4-5 eggs
225
gr
flour
1
tsp
vanilla extract
1
lemon
zest and juice
Metric
-
Us customary
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 180˚C (350˚F)
Place the butter in the bowl of your mixer and whisk until light and creamy.
225 gr unsalted butter
Now add the salt and the sugar to it and whisk until slightly doubled in volume.
1 tsp salt,
225 gr sugar
Add the eggs one by one. Make sure each egg is fully incorporated before moving on to the next. Add vanilla extract, lemon zest en juice.
225 gr egg,
1 tsp vanilla extract,
1 lemon
Turn the machine to low setting and add the flour last. Stop with whisking as soon as it is mixed.
225 gr flour
Grease your cake tin and cover with baking paper. Pour the batter in and smooth the top surface.
Place in the preheated oven en bake the cake in about 60 minutes or until golden and brown and a wooden skewer comes out clean.
Nutrition
Calories:
306
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
34
g
|
Protein:
5
g
|
Fat:
17
g
|
Saturated Fat:
10
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
5
g
|
Trans Fat:
1
g
|
Cholesterol:
110
mg
|
Sodium:
223
mg
|
Potassium:
64
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
19
g
|
Vitamin A:
572
IU
|
Vitamin C:
5
mg
|
Calcium:
20
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg