Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, basic pound cake. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Basic Pound Cake is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Basic Pound Cake is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook basic pound cake using 5 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Basic Pound Cake:
- Prepare 125 g Butter *cut into small pieces, softened at room temperature
- Make ready 125 g Caster Sugar
- Get 3 Eggs *about 125g, must be at room temperature
- Take 125 g Self-Raising Flour
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract *optional
Steps to make Basic Pound Cake:
- Preheat oven to 170°C. Grease a loaf tin and line the base and long sides with baking paper.
- Beat the softened Butter in a mixing bowl with a whisk or an electric mixer until smooth. Add Sugar and beat until creamy.
- Add Eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. If the Eggs are not warm enough, the mixture will curdle. If that happens, try to stand the bowl in warm water, stirring constantly, for 30 seconds, then continue beating until the batter becomes smooth and creamy.
- Gently fold in Flour with a spatula or large metal spoon until just combined. DO NOT over-mix.
- Spoon the mixture into the loaf tin and smooth the surface. *Note: I tend to spread the middle part thinner and the edges thicker.
- Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until cooked through. Stand the cake in the pan for 5 minutes as it is very soft, then turn onto a wire rack to cool.
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