🍰 Butter Pound Cake
A rich, moist, and buttery classic pound cake with a soft crumb—perfect for tea time, dessert, or a simple sweet treat.
🧺 Ingredients
• All-purpose flour – 1½ cups
• Sugar – 1 cup
• Butter – 1 cup (2 sticks), softened
• Eggs – 4, room temperature
• Milk – ¼ cup
• Baking powder – ½ tsp
• Salt – ¼ tsp
• Vanilla extract – 1 tsp
👩🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Preheat & Prepare
• Preheat oven to 325°F (165°C).
• Grease and flour a 9×5-inch loaf pan or line with parchment paper.
2️⃣ Cream Butter & Sugar
• In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy (about 3–4 minutes).
3️⃣ Add Eggs
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Mix in vanilla extract.
4️⃣ Combine Dry Ingredients
• In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
5️⃣ Mix Batter
• Add dry ingredients to the butter mixture alternating with milk, starting and ending with flour.
• Mix just until combined—do not overmix.
6️⃣ Bake
• Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth the top.
• Bake for 60–70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
7️⃣ Cool & Serve
• Let cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Slice and serve plain or with powdered sugar, whipped cream, or fresh fruit.
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