desserts - cold recipe:

pound cake

ingredients

unsalted butter 500 gm
castor sugar 500 gm
soft flour 500 gm
eggs 500 gm
salt 5 gm

production 225g

1. Sift the cake flour three times to incorporate air into it
2. Cream together the butter, sugar and salt
3. Add the eggs alternately, in three stages with the flour
4. Fill into greased pans lined with parchment paper on the bottom and sides
5. Bake at (170ºC) for 30 - 40 minutes
6. Open the oven door slowly and place a clean knife through the middle of the cake, if the knife comes out clean it is cooked, if some of the raw mixture still clings to the knife it requires more cooking (close the door very slowly to avoid it slamming)
7. Remove from oven when cooked, allow to cool for 5 minutes in the tin, remove and discard paper, cool on a wire rack

chef notes:

So named as it made with a pound (500gm) each of butter, sugar,
flour and eggs creating a dense, moist loaf.

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