^ This is a picture of the Pound Cake I made...really good stuff...especially to eat with tea, coffee, or milk.
Ingredients:
- 2 1/4 cups cake (soft-wheat) flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup (8oz/ 250 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 5 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla essence
- Icing sugar for dusting
- Berry coulis (optional)
- Whipped cream (optional)
Method:
1.Position a rack in the middle of the oven, and preheat to 350 degrees F. Butter the bottom and sides of a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan or 8-inch round cake pan. Line the bottom with parchment paper cut to fit. Butter the paper, then dust the bottom and sides of the pan with flour.
2. Sift together the flour, salt, and baking powder in a bowl, and set aside.
3. In a large bowl, combine the butter and granulated sugar. With a mixer beat on medium-high speed for 5 minutes until light and fluffy.
4. Beat in the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in the vanilla, and remove the bowl from the mixer.
5. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold in one half of the dry ingredients, and using a light lifting motion and turning the bowl continuously, fold in until the batter is smooth and the dry ingredients are incorporated. Do not fold the batter too vigorously, or the cake will be tough.
6. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth with the rubber spatula. Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or 60-70 minutes.
7. Let the cake cool on a wire inside the pan for 5 minutes and then cool on a wire rack.
8. Using a sieve, dust the top of the cooled cake with icing sugar and serve with berry coulis and whipped cream if desired.
Berry Coulis Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of fresh, thawed frozen raspberries or strawberries
- sugar
- Juice of 1/2 lemon, strained
If using fresh strawberries, remove the hulls. Using a food processor or blender,puree the berries until smooth. Strain the puree through a sieve into a bowl. Season to taste with sugar, then stir in the lemon juice to heighten the flavor of the berries
Whipped Cream Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tbsp icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- In a large bowl, combine the cream, icing sugar, and vanilla. With a mixer, beat on medium-high speed until medium peaks form. (Makes about 2 cups)
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