Six-Egg Pound Cake

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 2.5 cups white sugar
• 1.5 cups unsalted butter , softened
• 6 eggs
• 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 0.75 cups milk

Instructions

1. 1

   Grease and flour a Bundt pan. Do not preheat the oven.

2. 2

   Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.

3. 3

   Cream sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla. Add flour mixture alternately with milk; beat until smooth. Pour batter into the prepared pan.

4. 4

   Place cake into the cold oven. Set the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C); bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool completely, 20 to 30 minutes.