This is a moist, rich, dense vanilla 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
- unsalted butter: 1 cup (softened)
- white sugar: 1 cup
- packed light brown sugar: 3 Tbsp
- vanilla extract: 1 Tbsp
- baking powder: 1 tsp
- salt: 0.5 tsp
- ¾ cups all-purpose flour: 1 piece
- eggs: 4 piece
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang over 2 sides.
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Combine butter, white sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl; beat 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 a 9x5-inch loaf 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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Lift cake out of the loaf pan using the overhanging parchment paper. Place on a wire rack and cool completely before slicing, about 30 minutes.
