Close
Tweet
Ingredients
| unsalted butter: 2 cups |
| granulated sugar: 2 cups |
| eggs: 9 (yolks, large) |
| vanilla extract: 2 tsp |
| cake flour: 4 cups (sifted) |
| eggs: 9 (whites, large) |
| cream of tartar: 1/2 tsp |
| salt: 1/2 tsp |
Pound Cake
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
-
Prep Time
20 min -
Cook Time
60 min -
Servings
2 serving(s)
Tags
- Make sure all ingredients are at room temperature. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour two 9 x 5-inch loaf pans.
- Beat butter in a large bowl at medium high speed for one minute.
- Gradually add and beat sugar 5 to 7 minutes.
- Beat in eggs yolks one at a time
- Add in vanilla and beat for one minute.
- On low speed,slowly add sifted flour and mix only until thoroughly blended.
- Using clean beaters, beat egg whites, cream of tartar and salt at medium high speed until stiff but not dry.
- Fold one quarter of the whites into the batter, then fold in the remaining whites. Scrape the batter into the pans. Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about one hour.
- Cool pans on a rack for 10 minutes. Enjoy.