The Basic English Pound Cake, it is the king of all cakes. This is the cake which women of all generations have tried of bake, once in their lifetime. It is a wonderfully moist, buttery and rich cake, with a lovely golden crust.
Pound cake was the first cake that I baked, solely because it is extremely easy to make, and the result is - sheer delight.
There are two things one must remember , ONE; all ingredients used in this cake should be at room temperature; TWO; you have to exactly follow my instructions of mixing, as that will give you the CAKE you always dreamt of baking.
The Basic English Pound Cake Recipe
Prep time: 15-20 mins, Cooking Time: 40 mins
Makes : 1 loaf of pound Cake, enough to feed 6-8 people
INGREDIENTS
- 2 large Bowls
- 3 Eggs at Room temperature
- 3 Tablespoons of Milk, at Room Temperature
- 1 and 1/2 Cup Sifted cake flour ( Sift means you pass the flour through a sieve)
- 1 Cup Normal Sugar ( Don't use powdered sugar)
- 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- 13 Tablespoons of butter at room temperature OR white oil. ( You can use butter or oil, butter gives the cake a more buttery flavour, but many times if I don't have so much butter at home I use oil, you will hardly see any difference)
- Electric or normal whisk.
- Preheat your oven to 180 degree centrigade.
- Butter or oil a Cake pan. (whichever shape you like)
- Mix the dry ingredients ( flour, baking powder, sugar) in Bowl no 1. Mix well.
- Mix wet ingredients ( beaten egg, milk, vanilla essence) in Bowl no 2. Mix well
- Now mix the butter OR oil in Bowl no 1. Mix well
- Now pour half of the egg mixture in Bowl no 2, to Bowl no 1.
- Mix on low speed, till the dry ingredients moistened.
- Beat the ingredients in Bowl no 1. for 1 min more to develop the cake's structure.
- Scrape down the sides of Bowl no.1
- Now pour half to the egg mixture in Bowl no 2. to Bowl no 1.
- Beat for 30 seconds.
- Scrape down the sides and the bottom of Bowl no 1.
- Pour the remaining egg mixture to bowl no 1.
- Beat for 30 seconds.
- You should get a smooth batter, like a Dosa Batter.
- Pour the batter into your cake pan.
- Place the cake pan in the microwave or OTG and set a temperature of 200 degrees in the convection mode.(Remember to use only CONVECTION mode, and not combination cooking, the convection mode will help the cakes to be perfect)
- Bake it for 35-40 mins.(If you are a new user, set your oven time to 35 mins first and take out the cake to check its doneness after 35 mins. If you poke a toothpick in its center, it should coume out with a few crumbles, which means you need to bake it further for 3-5 mins. If the toothpick comes out clean stop baking. baking more will make your cake dry. Try and test the timing in your own oven. If the cake is undercooked even after 40 mins, bake it further for 2-3 mins depending on how raw it is)
- Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool.
Enjoy!!
