Ultimate Butter Pound Cake

This ultimate butter pound cake is a rich and dense cake. The ingredients are simple and basic—unsalted butter, white and brown sugar, vanilla, and more.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 460 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 4 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 3 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 1.75 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on 2 sides.

Step 3

Beat butter, white sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract, baking powder, and salt with an electric mixer in a large bowl until fluffy; beat in flour. Beat in eggs, one at a time, scraping the bowl after each addition. Pour batter into the prepared pan.

Step 4

Lift cake out of pan using the overhanging parchment paper. Place on a wire rack; cool completely before slicing, about 30 minutes.