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    Published: Apr 29, 2012 · Modified: Nov 19, 2024 by Jane Jojo

    Vanilla Pound cake

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    This cake is wonderfully rich, moist and buttery with a lovely golden brown crust. The name 'pound' was given to this cake because the original recipes contained one pound of butter, one pound of sugar, one pound of eggs, and one pound of flour. The best part of the pound cake is the simplicity of the recipe and a delicious outcome!

    Vanilla Pound cake

    Jane Jojo
    This cake is wonderfully rich, moist and buttery with a lovely golden brown crust. The name 'pound' was given to this cake because the original recipes contained one pound of butter, one pound of sugar, one pound of eggs, and one pound of flour.
    3.67 from 3 votes
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    Cook Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
    Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine english
    Servings 10 serving
    Calories 258 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 200 Grams All purpose flour
    • 200 Grams Butter , Unsalted
    • 200 Grams sugar Powdered
    • 4 Egg
    • ½ Cup Milk , lukewarm
    • 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
    • 1   ½ Teaspoons Vanilla essence

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 180 degrees / 350 Fahrenheit. Butter the baking pan. Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper or butter paper.
    • Mix the dry ingredients maida and baking powder either in a mixi or with electric mixer and keep it aside.
    • Make sure that butter is at room temperature. Cut it into square pieces, so that it get mixed soon. Cream butter first using an electric mixer or stand mixer until it is fluffy. Powder the sugar. Add powdered sugar into the same bowl. Blend it well until it is light and fluffy.
    • Separate out yellow and white part of egg. Whisk yellow part of the egg and mix it with Step 3 mixture.
    • Add Step 2 mixture into the above one slowly and blend it well.
    • Add luke warm milk to the above batter and mix it well.
    • Whisk white part of the egg well and mix it with the above batter.
    • Add vanilla essence and mix it well.
    • Scrape the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for about 50 minutes or until the cake is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
    • ** If you find the cake browning too much as it bakes, cover with a piece of lightly buttered aluminum foil after about 30 minutes.
    • Enjoy 🙂

    Nutrition

    Serving: 117gCalories: 258kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 5gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 67mgSodium: 176mgPotassium: 115mgFiber: 1gSugar: 29gVitamin A: 115IUCalcium: 88mgIron: 2mg
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    Comments

    1. Avatar for Akshada_Anikhindi Akshada_Anikhindi says:
      March 7, 2013

      if i want to bake this cake in a microwave oven with convection ...then for how much time should i keep it

    2. Avatar for JaneJojo JaneJojo says:
      March 8, 2013

      Akshada, I used a microwave oven with convection. I used to bake it for about 50 min.

    3. Avatar for Jennita_Josiah Jennita_Josiah says:
      December 15, 2013

      Can i substitute powdered sugar with brown sugar. If yes, wat is the amount to be used?

    4. Avatar for Jennita_Josiah Jennita_Josiah says:
      December 15, 2013

      Can i substitute powdered sugar with brown sugar. If yes, wat is the amount to be used?

    5. Avatar for JaneJojo JaneJojo says:
      December 15, 2013

      Jennita, I haven't tried substituting sugar with brown sugar in this particular recipe. But you can definitely give a try. It won't go bad for sure. Try replacing sugar with same quantity of brown sugar.

    6. Avatar for Meethu_Davis Meethu_Davis says:
      October 8, 2014

      hey Jane,i just tried this and

    7. Avatar for Meethu_Davis Meethu_Davis says:
      October 8, 2014

      sorry, i just tried , and its tast was amazing.... thnkz for the recipeeeeeeeeeeeeee.....i lov it!

    8. Avatar for JaneJojo JaneJojo says:
      October 8, 2014

      Great to hear that, Thanks!

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