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Prep time
15 minutes
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Cook time
35 minutes
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Serves
12-14
Author Notes
A buttery, light, and perfect pound cake made with basic pantry staples —Casablancacooks
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Ingredients
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2 cups
All Purpose Flour
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1/2 teaspoon
Salt
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1 tablespoon
Baking Powder
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8 ounces
Unsalted Butter, room temperature
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1 1/4 cups
Sugar
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4
eggs, whites & yolks divided
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1/2 cup
Whole Milk
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1 teaspoon
Vanilla Extract
Directions
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Heat oven to 350 degrees
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Grease sides and bottom of bundt pan
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Whisk flour, salt, and baking powder in bowl and set aside
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Separate egg whites and yolks, placing yolks in a small bowl and whites in a medium bowl
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Using a mixer, beat butter and sugar on medium speed until butter is very light in color, 2-3 minutes
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Add egg yolks and vanilla and continue to mix until well blended
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Add flour alternating with milk (starting and ending with the flour)
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Separately, beat egg whites to soft peaks. Fold gently into prepared batter until incorporated
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Bake for about 35-40 minutes or until light golden brown and a toothpick inserted in cake comes out mostly clean
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Cool in bundt pan for 10 minutes and then invert onto serving dish
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