Powdered Sugar Pound Cake Recipe

September 1, 2008 in Recipes by danky

Makes 12 to 16 servings.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 1/2cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 11-pound box powdered sugar
  • 1 1/2teaspoons grated lemon peel
  • 1teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2teaspoon salt
  • 6large eggs
  • 2 1/3cups all purpose flour

    DIRECTIONS

    Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter and flour 12-cup angel food cake pan with removable bottom. Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar, then lemon peel, vanilla extract and salt. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Add flour in 3 additions, beating just until blended each time. Transfer batter to prepared pan.


    Bake cake until tester inserted near center comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Cut around center tube and pan sides to loosen cake. Remove pan sides. Cool cake completely.

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