Pound Cake, Incredible Bundt

By MarieR

Ingredients

• 4 sticks (1-pound) butter softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 6 large eggs
• 2 large egg whites
• 2 tablespoons hot water
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups sifted cake flour, sifted again, then measure

Details

Servings 1

Preparation

Step 1

Yield: 1 (9-inch) pound cake
Preparation: 15 minutes Bake: 1 hour 30 minutes
PREHEAT oven to 300°. Grease and flour a 9-inch Bundt Pan.

IN A LARGE MIXING BOWL, beat butter fat medium speed with an electric mixer for 2 minutes.

IN A MICROWAVE OVEN, heat sugar on HIGH (100 percent power) for 2 to 21/2 minutes. (Sugar should be warm to the touch.) Add sugar and salt to butter and beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.

IN A SEPARATE BOWL, combine eggs and whites. Slowly add hot water and vanilla.
With mixer on low speed, add egg mixture to batter. Increase speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes. Gently fold in cake flour.
Transfer batter to prepared pan.

BAKE for 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes, or until cake is golden brown and a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cake cool in pan for 10 minutes.

Invert cake onto a cooling rack and let cool completely.