Plain Pound Cake Recipe
By: Fiona
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 3:35pm

Ingredients




230 grams plain flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
220 grams unsalted butter
180 grams castor sugar
4 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
lemon/orange zest (optional)

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 180 degrees C 2 Line and grease a 9x5x3 inch (23x13x8cm) loaf pan 3 Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together 4 Cream the butter until smooth and gradually add the sugar, while beating at medium-high speed until light and fluffy (3-5 mins) 5 Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well at each addition 6 Add the flour mixture followed by the zest and fold until incorporated 7 Pour the batter into the pan and smooth the top 8 Bake for 50-60 mins or until golden brown

About


Adapted from Joyofbaking.com
Best to eat it while it's still warm.
Storing it in the fridge will rob it of its moisture, so store it in a container at room temperature

Comments:
Desiree Mellon

I just love pound cake, simply delicious!