Pound Cake

Name: Pound Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 4 min
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour*; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 1/2 cups sugar; 1 cup butter or margarine, softened; 1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract; 5 large eggs; 1 cup milk or evaporated milk; Powdered sugar, if desired

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Prep Time: 20 minutes

Total: 4 hours

Servings: 24

Author : Betty Crocker Kitchens

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Step 1

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom, side and tube of 10x4-inch angel food cake pan (tube pan), 12-cup fluted tube cake pan or two 9x5-inch loaf pans with shortening; lightly flour.

Step 2

In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 5 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat flour mixture into sugar mixture alternately with milk on low speed, beating just until smooth after each addition. Pour into pan(s).

Step 3

Bake angel food or fluted tube cake pan 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes, loaf pans 55 to 60 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 20 minutes; remove from pan(s) to wire rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.