Mile High Pound Cake
Mile High Pound Cake is dense, moist and over-the-top good!
Servings 12 slices
Calories 749kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 4 cups granulated sugar
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups butter at room temperature
- 10 large eggs at room temperature
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°. Grease and lightly flour bottom of tube pan.
- Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt into a medium bowl. Set aside,4 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt
- In the bowl of your electric mixer, cream the butter until light and fluffy. Gradually add sugar, beating until smooth. Add the eggs, one at a time. Mix just until the yolk is incorporated. Stop the mixer and scrape the sides and bottom. Turn the mixer back on low.4 cups granulated sugar, 2 cups butter , 10 large eggs
- Add the dry ingredients (your flour, baking powder, and salt). Add lemon juice and vanilla. Don't overbeat the batter once you've added the flour. Stop the mixer and scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl to make sure everything is incorporated into the batter. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan.¼ cup fresh lemon juice, 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- Bake for 1 hour and 25 minutes at 325℉, or until done. Remove from the oven and cool for 30 minutes, then invert the cake onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition
Calories: 749kcal | Carbohydrates: 99g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Cholesterol: 257mg | Sodium: 435mg | Potassium: 157mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 66g | Vitamin A: 1200IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 2.8mg
