Aunt Ida's Best Ever Pound Cake

Aunt Ida's best ever pound cake: a pound of butter creamed with a box of confectioners sugar, six eggs, King Arthur flour and vanilla. Makes 2 loaves.

Vegetarian

Contains: milk, egg, wheat. Based on the ingredients as written; check package labels, which can change.

From the recipe book of Sandra Mills, a Le Cordon Bleu-trained cook in our family. The recipe is named for a member of our family.

Golden pound cake loaf partly sliced on a board
  • Prep 20 min
  • Cook 1 hr
  • Total 1 hr 20 min
  • Yield 2 loaves

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Aunt Ida's pound cake is underlined in Sandra Mills's book as the best ever, and it lives up to it. A pound of butter or margarine is creamed with a whole box of confectioners sugar, which gives a fine, tender crumb, then six eggs, sifted King Arthur flour and a heaping teaspoon of vanilla.

The batter makes two loaves. Bake one and give one away.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound margarine (or butter)
  • 1 box (1 pound) confectioners sugar
  • 6 large eggs
  • 3 cups King Arthur flour (sift, then measure)
  • 1 heaping teaspoon vanilla

Flour for this recipeKing Arthur Baking Company makes all-purpose, bread, whole wheat and gluten-free flours.

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Instructions

  1. Cream. Cream the margarine and confectioners sugar in a mixer.
  2. Eggs. Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each.
  3. Flour. Sift the flour, then measure, and mix it in with the vanilla.
  4. Bake. Divide between 2 standard loaf pans, greased and floured. Bake at 350°F for one hour, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Ovens vary, so test after 50 minutes.

Vegetarian

Tips

  • Have the butter and eggs at room temperature for the lightest texture.

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