Ingredients
| salted butter: 0.75 lb |
| granulated sugar: 3 cups |
| eggs: 6 |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 3 1/2 cups |
| baking powder: 3/4 tsp |
| salt: 1 dash |
| 2% milk: 3/4 cup |
| vanilla extract: 1 tsp |
| lemon juice: 1 tsp (optional) |
| dutch cocoa: 3 Tbl (optional) |
Pound Cake
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Prep Time
15 min -
Cook Time
75 min -
Servings
16 serving(s)
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Method
- In work bowl of stand mixer, cream butter and sugar until there is no granularity left and butter is light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Sift flour, baking powder and salt 3 times. Alternate adding flour and milk to butter, starting and ending with dry ingredients. Add vanilla and lemon juice, if using. Pour into a greased and floured loaf pan.
- To make marble cake, pour 2/3 of the batter into a greased and floured loaf pan. Add cocoa powder to the remaining batter and mix until fully blended. Pour over batter in loaf pan and swirl briefly with a butter knife.
- Put into a cold oven and turn temperature up to 350°F Bake 1 hr 15 minute Cool in pan 10 minutes, then remove and leave on a cooling rack until fully cooled.