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Perfect Party Pound Cake

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Here’s a recipe for the perfect party pound cake baked in a 9x13x2-inch rectangular cake pan. It’s a very rich, dense cake so a little goes a long way, and it stays fresh for several days when stored in an airtight container. You can adjust the flavor by changing the extracts used, but the recipe below is how I like it. Top it with your favorite frosting.

Ingredients

  • 16 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter, Room Temperature
  • 3 cups Granulated Sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 2 teaspoons Pure Almond Extract
  • ¼ teaspoons Pure Lemon Extract
  • 7 whole Large Eggs
  • 3 cups All-purpose Flour
  • ½ teaspoons Fine Salt
  • ¼ teaspoons Baking Soda
  • ¼ teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1 cup Sour Cream (not Fat Free)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325ºF. Prepare 9x13x2-inch cake pan with Baker’s Joy baking spray and wrap pan with insulated baking strips that have been moistened with water (this will prevent your cake from forming a hump).

In a heavy duty stand mixer, beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add vanilla, almond, and lemon extracts; beat just until combined. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition until no traces of egg remain. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder; add to batter in mixing bowl, beating until no traces of dry flour remain. Add sour cream and mix until combined.

Pour batter into prepared baking pan and bake for 45–60 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center of the pan comes out clean. Remove cake pan from oven and place on a cooling rack for 10 minutes before turning the cake out of pan. Allow cake to cool completely on rack before frosting.

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Patricia @ ButterYum on 6.28.2016

Hi Laurie – insulated baking strips are designed to keep the sides of the cake pan cool during the baking process, allowing the cake to rise evenly instead of forming a hump in the middle. You don’t have to use them, but they are pretty handy and give very professional results. Here’s an amazon link so you can see what I’m talking about. https://www.amazon.com/Wilton-415-0796-6-Piece-Bake-Strip/dp/B00C1LU8SA/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1467146198&sr=8-1&keywords=baking+strips&linkCode=ll1&tag=butt0ea-20&linkId=c6a7cabffa298e4b52d9277aaab4feee

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Laurie on 6.27.2016

I have never heard of insulated baking strips. What are they and where can I find them?

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