Pound Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups sifted flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 2 egg whites
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/4 cup margarine (stick style)
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 have all ingredients at room temperature (70f).
• 2 adjust oven racks to divide oven in thirds; preheat oven to 325°f spray 5 cup loaf pan, bundt pan or tube pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• 3 in small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; sift together and set aside.
• 4 in small bowl, whisk together egg and egg whites; set aside.
• 5 in small bowl, combine buttermilk and vanilla; set aside.
• 6 cut margarine and butter into 1/4" chunks and place in large bowl of electric mixer; beat at medium speed until softened, about 1 minute.
• 7 add sugar gradually, beating constantly, until smooth, about 3 minutes.
• 8 gradually dribble in beaten eggs, beating at medium-high speed for 2-3 minutes.
• 9 on low speed, beat in 1/3 of the reserved flour mixture, scraping sides of bowl.
• 10 on medium-high speed, gradually dribble in 1/2 of the buttermilk mixture, scraping sides of bowl.
• 11 on low speed, beat in half of the remaining flour mixture.
• 12 on medium-high speed, beat in the rest of the buttermilk mixture, scraping sides of bowl.
• 13 on low speed, beat in the remaining flour mixture until well combined (batter may look curdled).
• 14 pour into prepared pan and bake until cake starts to pull away from the sides of the pan, the top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 35-40 minutes for bundt or tube pan, or 65-70 minutes for loaf pan.
• 15 cool on rack 10-15 minutes; invert pan and unmold onto rack to cool completely.
• 16 cut into 12 slices.