Pound Cake

Ingredients:

3 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
3 cups sugar
5 large eggs, room temperature
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
Zest of a lemon
powdered sugar
non stick spray, butter

How to cook pound cake:

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Spray the bundt pan with butter and set aside..
2. In the bowl of your electric mixer, or with a hand mixer, beat the butter until smooth.
3. Add the sugar, in three additions, beating well after each addition. Continue beating on medium-high speed until light and fluffy.
4. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
5. Add the vanilla and lemon zest and beat until incorporated.
6. Add the cake flour and baking powder
7. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
8. Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes
9. Remove the cake from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool for about 20 minutes.
10. Remove the cake from the pan and cool completely.
11. Sprinkle the top with powdered sugar.
12. Perfect with coffee or tea.

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