Easy pound cake
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 8
Ingredients
- 200g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for the tin
- 3 large eggs
- 200g caster sugar
- 200g self-raising flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3 tbsp whole milk
- 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste
Method
- STEP 1
Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Butter and line a 900g loaf tin with baking parchment. Put all of the ingredients into a large bowl and beat together, either using an electric hand whisk or a wooden spoon, until smooth and combined. Pour the mix into the loaf tin and spread evenly with the back of spoon. Bake for 40–45 mins, until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
