Pound Cake

A dish built around butter and sugar.

Cake

contains glutencontains dairycontains eggscontains alcohol

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 1 lb. butter
  • 1 lb. sugar
  • Yolks 10 eggs
  • Whites 10 eggs
  • 1 lb. flour
  • ½ teaspoon mace
  • 2 tablespoons brandy
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 1 lb. butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Cream the butter, add sugar gradually, and continue beating; then add yolks of eggs beaten until thick and lemon-colored, whites of eggs beaten until stiff and dry, flour, mace, and brandy. Beat vigorously five minutes. Bake in a deep pan one and one-fourth hours in a slow oven; or if to be used for fancy ornamented cakes, bake thirty to thirty-five minutes in a dripping-pan.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories444
Protein3.4 g
Fat24.8 g
Carbs53.4 g
Fiber0.8 g
Sodium4 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States