TWO-STEP POUND CAKE

By stepjo7269

Southern Living

Ingredients

• 4 C. all-purpose flour
• 3 C. sugar
• 1 pound butter, softened
• 3/4 C. milk
• 6 eggs
• 2 tea. vanilla extract
• ●Place flour, sugar, butter, milk, eggs, and vanilla (in that order) in a 4-quart bowl.
• ●Beat at low speed with a heavy-duty electric mixer 1 minute, stopping to scrape down sides.
• ●Beat at medium speed 2 minutes.
• ●Pour into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
• ●Bake at 325 F. for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• ●Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes.
• ●Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack.

Preparation

Step 1

●Note: This cake breaks all the rules of making a pound cake–not adding the eggs one at a time, not alternating the milk and flour, not beating the butter and sugar until fluffy– however, this cake turns out with a flaky top even when inexperienced cooks tried the recipe.