Thursday, July 7, 2011

Pound Cake for Sweet Punch

Hello Friends,

I am so happy that after a long time, I am doing Sweet Punch event again this month. I have always wanted to try a Pound Cake. So, when I saw the email from Sweet Punch team (DivyaRia and Maria), I had to make it and guess what, may be for the first time, I made it way ahead in time.. lol. So, that is how excited I was about this.

I have to tell you here that I totally forgot about the Cake flour that I had to use in the recipe and used regular APF (All Purpose Flour) instead and cake came out pretty well. Now, when I try with cake flour, I may find some difference, but otherwise, it was as if bought from store. So, a wonderful recipe :)

Pound Cake for Sweet Punch


Ingredients

Milk - 3 tbsp
Large Eggs - 3
Vanilla - 1.5 tsp
Sifted Cake Flour - 1.5 cups
Sugar - 3/4 cup
Baking Powder - 3/4 tsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Unsalted Butter - 13 tbsp, softened

Preparation

  • Preheat your oven to 350 F. Butter an 8 inch by 4 by 2.5 inch loaf pan, or any six cup loaf or fluted tube pan.
  • Lightly whisk together milk, eggs and vanilla in a medium bowl.
  • Place dry ingredients in a large bowl and mix on low speed for 30 seconds, until blended. Add the butter and half the egg mixture, and mix until dry ingredients are moistened. On medium speed, beat for one minute. This will aerate and develop the cake’s structure. Scrape down sides.
  • Add the remaining egg mixture in two batches, beating for 20 seconds between each addition. Scrape down sides.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan. Smooth surface with a spatula. Bake for 55-65 minutes (35-45 minutes if baking in a fluted tube pan), until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cake cool on a rack in the pan for 10 minuets before inverting onto a greased wire rack. If using a loaf pan, flip the cake over so the top is up.

For making Cake flour at home - Take one cup of all purpose flour and remove 2 tbsp from it.Replace the 2 tbsp flour with cornflour and sift together 2-3 times.Cake flour is ready to use.
Serving
Enjoy it warm or at room temperature with your morning or evening tea/coffee or even as a dessert with some ice cream or any sauces you prefer. We enjoyed it with some warm butter as snack :)


That's all for now. Take care till next.

52 comments:

Hari Chandana P said...

Lovely recipe.. simply inviting.. Love the recipe and presentation.. Gr8 clicks as usual !!
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Ria Mathew said...

Swapna was telling me that she used APF instead of CF. I don't think it makes that big a difference.

Yours looks good :) Thanks for baking with us, Priya!

Vidhya Viju Govind said...

a tempting loaf that is :)) good one !

Archana said...

I love this cake! looks delicious.

divya said...

Incredible pound cake..love to have few slices!

Priya Sreeram said...

lovely bake Priya !

Anonymous said...

Nice & tempting cake :)

Divya Kudua said...

Pound cake looks pretty and the slices look neat!!Thanks for baking with us!!

Julie said...

yummy soft n moist pound cake..looks yum!!

Umm Mymoonah said...

Wow! Your pound cake looks really superb Priya, beautiful texture, love it.

Priya Suresh said...

Cake looks super gorgeous and stunning..

Hamaree Rasoi said...

Lovely looking soft and moist cake.


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Reshmi Mahesh said...

This looks so soft...Lovely clicks dear...

SinFoodie said...

The crust looks so good !!
The recipe is indeed very good. Loved it.

Santosh Bangar said...

yummy and moist cake

KrithisKitchen said...

Looks so good.. lovely cake Priya..

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aipi said...

I love the beautiful crack on top ~ a must have for a pound cake in my opinion!The crumbs and the texture of the cake is simply gorgeous ~ great job Priya :)
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Treat and Trick said...

Cake turns out perfect and moist!

Mugdha said...

Lovely recipe...looks superb..:)

Unknown said...

Pound cake looks perfectly baked Priya!

KrithisKitchen said...

Thanks Priya on letting me know on the pics missing.. fixed it now.. hope it works..

Sangeetha M said...

Very soft n gorgeous looking cake...perfectly done!!! Loved the crust color...too good

Deepthi KR said...

wow looks very soft and fluffy!!!! i'm loving it thnq priya for super quick comment!!!!love to c ur entries

Vidhya said...

Your cake looks so soft moist and yum.perfect golden color too.

Vardhini said...

Perfect pound cake Priya.

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hemalata said...

Delicious cake and looks so inviting.

Urmi said...

Cake looks soft, spongy and fabulous. Superb recipe.

Indian Khana said...

The cake looks just so perfect n delicious Priya

Unknown said...

yummy looking cake. cant really see the difference of cake flour & APF. :)

Anu Nandu said...

I can see that you have started loving your baking. Looks perfectly done Priya!

Shabitha Karthikeyan said...

Perfectly done..Looks inviting..

Kaveri Venkatesh said...

Pound cake looks awesome...love its texture

Jayanthy Kumaran said...

great idea...so easy , looks good..:P
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Cooking Foodie said...

My favorite cake - for its simplicity and versatility
And I have seen a few of these today :) I need to look into Sweet Punch...

Shobha said...

Perfect for tea-time.
Loved the pics.

Sravs said...

cake looks wonderful and perfectly baked priya !!

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Anjali Bapna Shukla said...

Superb superb superb!!
Lacking adjectives after seeing this cake...my mind is all blown off. ;)

Swathi said...

perfect pound cake Priya. soft and moist.

Kim said...

i grew up eating pound cake!! this looks just like the one i used to eat. this is wonderful priya :D

Saraswathi Ganeshan said...

Delicious recipe..came out very well like store bought. Bookmarked dear..

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tinyskillet said...

This is such a beautiful cake I love the texture! I didn't know the difference between cake flour and AP flour. I'm not a very good baker.

Unknown said...

Seriously making me yearn for some right now, priya - It looks absolutely perfect- wouldn't change a thing!

Vatsala. said...

Perfect pound cake. I will try an eggless version of it.
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Hasna said...

I did bake ths twice... jst luvd it..

Magia da Inês said...

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Delicioso!!!
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sonu said...

lovely and delicious cake slices !

Joanne said...

I adore pound cake and it looks like yours turned out perfectly! Buttery, sweet, delicious.

Vijitha said...

Perfectly moist and irresistible!

Sobha Shyam said...

awesome cake, just superb dear..

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Reeni said...

What a beautiful pound cake Priya! Looks so moist and tender!

Sushma said...

Love pound cake! Reminds me of childhood. Looks yummy!

Unknown said...

Beautiful soft and moist deliciousness! hugs, priya

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