A good pound cake recipe from scratch. This is great served with fresh fruit and ice cream.
Original recipe makes 1 – 10 inch tube pan
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups white sugar
3/4 cup butter, softened
5 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 pinch salt
1 cup milk
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PREP
20 mins
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COOK
30 mins
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READY IN
1 hr
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10 inch round tube pan.
- In a medium bowl, cream together the sugar and butter until smooth. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, add to the creamed mixture alternately with the milk. Stir until just blended, then pour into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven. Cake is done when a toothpick inserted, comes out clean. Cool before removing from pan.
Nutrition
Calories: 313 kcal
Carbohydrates: 50 g
Cholesterol: 90 mg
Fat: 10.7 g
Fiber: 0.6 g
Protein: 5 g
Sodium: 223 mg