A Pound of This and That

A pound of just a few ingredients will create this for you. It's a classic tasty dessert that everyone loves.

A pound of eggs, flour, butter, and sugar along with a little salt and vanilla is all you need.

Whip that butter and sugar until it's light and fluffy.

Then slowly add all of your eggs.

Lastly, add your flour.

Divide your batter evenly between two pans. 

Bake them in the oven until they form a beautiful carmel crust.

Let 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.