Wednesday, May 2, 2012

A Pound of This and That

_MG_5646.jpgA pound of just a few ingredients will create this for you. It's a classic tasty dessert that everyone loves.
_MG_5609.jpgA pound of eggs, flour, butter, and sugar along with a little salt and vanilla is all you need.
_MG_5610.jpgWhip that butter and sugar until it's light and fluffy.
_MG_5615.jpgThen slowly add all of your eggs.
_MG_5617.jpgLastly, add your flour.
_MG_5619.jpgDivide your batter evenly between two pans. 
_MG_5622.jpgBake them in the oven until they form a beautiful carmel crust.
_MG_5648.jpgLet it cool then slice it up and serve with whip cream and your favorite fruit. Pretty easy, right? So, what are you waiting for? It's your turn. Make it tonight.

Classic Pound Cake
Ingredients
  • 1 pound (3 1/4 cups) all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon coarse salt
  • 4 sticks softened unsalted butter, plus more for pans
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 9 large, room-temperature eggs
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter two 5-by-9-inch loaf pans. Combine all-purpose flour and salt in a bowl.
  2. Cream butter and sugar with a mixer on high speed until pale and fluffy, for 8 minutes. Scrape down sides of bowl. Reduce speed to medium, and add vanilla extract.
  3. Lightly beat eggs, and add to mixer bowl in 4 additions, mixing thoroughly after each and scraping down sides. Reduce speed to low, and add flour mixture in 4 additions, mixing until just incorporated. Divide batter between pans. Tap on counter to distribute; smooth tops.
  4. Bake until a tester inserted into center of each cake comes out clean, about 65 minutes. Let cool in pans on a wire rack for 30 minutes. Remove from pans, and let cool completely on wire rack.
Recipe courtesy of Martha Stewart.

1 comment:

Gretchen said...

I'm pretty sure I'd end up just eating that delicious batter right out of the bowl and having a heart attack. Yum.