Pound Cake

The name "Pound"cakes was given to the old time cake made with one pound of sugar,one pound of butter,one pound of eggs and one pound of flour.But those cakes were denser compared to the light texture of this pound cake.And so,this cake is slightly modified in ratios compared to the original pound cakes.I have adapted this recipe from here but I reduced the butter slightly in the recipe.This recipe was in my drafts since long but I wasn't satisfied with the pics and so kept postponing to post it.But the taste pulled me back to post this recipe and it tastes similar to the Butter cake that I posted sometime back.So,enjoy the slice with tea !!!

Ingredients
cake flour 1 1/2 cups(150gm) refer notes
granulated white sugar 3/4 cup(150gm)
butter unsalted at room temperature 11 tbsp(1/2 cup+3 tbsp)
baking powder 1 tsp
eggs 3
vanilla extract  1 1/2 tsp
milk 3tbsp
salt 1/4 tsp

Method

• In a large bowl,mix the eggs,vanilla extract and milk.In another bowl,sift the flour,baking powder and salt.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a loaf pan (9*5*3) with parchment paper at the bottom and butter the sides of the pan.
• In the bowl with dry ingredients,add the room temperature butter and half of the egg mixture.Beat on medium speed until the dry ingredients are moistened.Scrape down the sides and add the remaining egg mixture and beat for 30 secs until incorporated.
• Pour the batter in the prepared pan and smooth the top with a offset spatula or the back of spoon.
• Bake in the oven for 55-65 minutes (I finished it at 55mins) or a tooth pick inserted comes out clean.
• Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes,then remove from pan and cool again before cutting slices.
• Serve with tea !!

Servings~ 1 cake 

NOTES
* You can substitute cake flour by mixing all purpose flour and corn starch.For 1cup of cake flour : Add 2tbsp of corn starch and fill the rest(remaining cup) with all purpose flour.
* The original recipe calls for 13 tbsp of butter,you can do that way too.But using 11tbsp also yielded almost the same buttery flavor.