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Perfect Pound Cake

A tasty cake that's perfect with coffee or tea.

There are just some foods that taste exceptional with tea or coffee—such as toast, an English muffin or a scone.

Recently, I've discovered that pound cake is also one of those foods, so when I treated myself to a new loaf pan from Williams-Sonoma this weekend, I had the perfect recipe in mind.

To make this recipe you need the following:

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  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/2 tsp. of vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups of cake flour
  • 3/4 tsp. of baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp. of salt
  • 12 tbsp. of unsalted butter
  • 1 cup of sugar
  • 1/3 cup of milk

Scroll through the photo gallery for step-by-step instructions on how to make this cake.


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