Cake - Half-A-Pound Cake An interesting recipe. It takes a half a pound of butter for each cake, hence the name. Be sure to follow instructions exactly. Makes two cakes. 3 c sugar
8 eggs, at room temperature 2 T vanilla 1 lb softened unsalted butter 1 c milk 4 c white pastry flour
1 T + 1 t baking powder 1 t salt 1 t ground mace In mixer with cookie whips mix flour, powder, salt and mace to sift them together. Add sugar, eggs, vanilla, butter and milk all at once. Beat together on #1 for 20 minutes exactly. Pour batter into sprayed (with pan spray) bundt pans and/or loaf pans. Place in COLD oven. Set temperature to 350* and bake for just 1 hour. Remove from oven and immediately shake to loosen and tip out onto wire racks. Cool completely before serving. Can freeze extra cake. |
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