Pound Cake
A classic pound cake recipe from 1888.
Ingredients
- 1.5 cupfuls Butter
- 2 cupfuls Sugar
- 7 Eggs
- 1.5 pints Flour
- 1 teaspoonful Royal Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoonful Royal Extract Nutmeg
Instructions
- 1In a large bowl, rub the 1 1/2 cupfuls butter and 2 cupfuls sugar together until the mixture is white and light cream. This may take 5-7 minutes.
- 2Add 3 of the 7 eggs, 1 at a time, beating for 5 minutes between each addition. Then add the remaining 4 eggs, 2 at a time, beating for 5 minutes between each addition.
- 3Sift together 1 1/2 pints flour and 1 teaspoonful Royal Baking Powder. Add to the batter.
- 4Add 1 teaspoonful Royal Extract Nutmeg and mix into a smooth, medium batter.
- 5Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a cake tin with paper. Pour the batter into the prepared tin and bake in a steady oven for 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
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