🍰 Pound Cake (classic simple recipe)
Pound cake is a rich, buttery cake with a dense but soft texture—perfect for tea time or dessert.
🥣 Ingredients:
- 🌾 Flour (2 cups)
- 🧈 Butter (1 cup, softened)
- 🍬 Sugar (1 cup)
- 🥚 Eggs (4 large)
- 🥛 Milk (½ cup)
- 🌿 Vanilla extract (1–2 tsp)
- 🥄 Baking powder (1½ tsp)
- 🧂 Pinch of salt
👩🍳 Steps:
1. Cream butter & sugar
- Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Add eggs
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well.
3. Mix dry ingredients
- Combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Add slowly into wet mixture.
4. Add milk & vanilla
- Mix until smooth batter forms.
5. Bake
- Pour into greased loaf pan.
- Bake at 175°C (350°F) for 50–60 minutes.
6. Cool & serve
- Let it cool before slicing.
🍰 Result:
Buttery, slightly dense cake with a soft crumb and rich vanilla flavor.
⭐ Tips:
- Don’t overmix after adding flour (keeps it tender)
- Add lemon zest or almond extract for variation 🍋🌰
- Dust with powdered sugar or drizzle glaze on top
If you want, I can also make:
- 🍫 Chocolate pound cake
- 🍓 Marble or fruit pound cake
- 🍯 Glazed bakery-style pound cake
- ⚡ Quick 5-ingredient version
