This recipe is for a moist, rich, dense vanilla butter pound cake that looks beautiful and tastes heavenly. My family requests it often. The ingredients are simple and basic, and making it is a snap. It really is the ultimate served with strawberries and whipped cream!
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter , softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 3 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoons salt
- 1.75 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 eggs
Instructions
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1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on 2 sides.
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Beat butter, white sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy; beat in flour. Beat in eggs, one at a time, scraping the bowl after each addition. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
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Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.
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4
Lift cake out of the pan using the overhanging parchment paper. Place on a wire rack; cool completely before slicing, about 30 minutes.
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