Honey, let me tell you about one of my favorite recipes — Basic Pound Cake. is something I’ve been making for years and it never disappoints! This is the kind of dish that fills the whole kitchen with the most wonderful aroma and has everyone asking when dinner will be ready.
Made with simple, wholesome ingredients like all-purpose flour, egg substitute, butter, this recipe comes together without any fuss. That’s the way Gran likes it — good food that doesn’t keep you in the kitchen all day.
Whether you’re making this for a weeknight dinner or bringing it to a gathering, I promise it will disappear fast. Don’t forget to scroll down and let me know how it turned out in the comments!
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Basic Pound Cake.
Ingredients
- 0.5 pound All-Purpose Flour
- 0.5 pound Egg Substitute
- 0.5 pound Butter
- 0.5 pound Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 pinch Salt
- 2 teaspoon Baking Powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Add all the ingredients to a bowl of a cake mixer.
- Beat on high for 7 minutes.
- Grease a loaf dish.
- Pour cake batter into dish.
- Bake for 65 minutes; check doneness with toothpick or cake tester.
- Allow to cool covered with paper towel for 30 minutes.
- Transfer to cooling rack and allow to cool covered.
- Once cooled, cut into slices and serve.
