Easy Pound Cake

Name: Easy Pound Cake
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups (6 ounces/170 grams), cake flour; 1 teaspoon, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 1 1/4 cups (8 3/4 ounces/248 grams), sugar; 4 , large eggs, room temperature; 1 1/2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 16 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted and hot

Desserts or Baked Goods
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By Christie Morrison ･ Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2017

When it comes to flavor and texture, dessert doesn’t get more straightforward than pound cake. But the classic recipe is notoriously fussy to make. Our version isn’t.

SERVES 8

TIME 1½ hours, plus 2 hours cooling

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