The Best Pound Cake Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks), softened (8 ounces)
  • 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar (9 ounces)
  • 3 large eggs (5.25 ounces, without the shells)
  • 3 large egg yolks (2 ounces)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons water
  • 1/2 teaspoon table salt
  • 1 1/2 cups cake flour (7 ounces)
  • Variation: ginger POUND cake (Beat in ingredients during step 3 when adding in salt)
  • 3 tablespoons minced crystallized ginger
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon mace
  • Variation: rose water POUND cake (Beat in ingredients during step 3 when adding in salt)
  • Omit vanilla and add 1 tablespoon rosewater
  • and 1/2 teaspoon mace (ground)
  • Variation: SEEDED POUND cake (Beat in ingredients during step 3 when adding in salt)
  • 1 tablespoon anise seed , ground
  • 1/2 teaspoon caraway seed , ground

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