Classic Butter Pound Cake – Cooking Engi

This is a lessonic butter pound cake and contains just 6 ingredients. It is the Davis Baking Powder version of the traditional “pound of butter, pound of sugar, pound of eggs, pound of flour” cake.

Ingredients

Batter

• 1 lb. butter (4 sticks)


• 1 lb. powdered sugar (16 oz)


• 4 eggs, plus 4 egg whites


• 2 3/4 C. all-purpose flour


• 1 Tbsp. Davis Baking Powder


• 1 Tbsp. vanilla additionalct


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Glaze

• 1 1/2 C. powdered sugar


• 3 Tbsp. milk, plus more as needed


• 1 Tbsp. clear vanilla additionalct, optional


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Directions

Batter

Preheat oven to 325° F. Grease a 10-inch Bundt or Angel Food Cake pan, then set aside.

Using a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or a hand mixer and large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each egg. Add egg whites; beat well. Mingle in vanilla.

Gradually add flour, baking powder; mix until thoroughly blended. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake at 325° F. for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted into middle of cake comes out clean. Chilly ten minutes. Remove from pan. Before serving, sprinkle with additional powdered sugar or powdered sugar glaze, whether desired.

Glaze

Whisk powdered sugar with milk and vanilla. Add additional milk whether needed to make the glaze a lean consistency for pouring over cooled cake.

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