Basic Vanilla Pound Cake

 Because my sister and my nephew stay with me right now, my cakes, cookies or whatever I made gone quicker than normal.
And I'm so happy about it, but sometimes I didn't have a chance to take a photo, haha. Actually this cake is almost gone by the time that I grasp a camera. 
This cake is so simple but the fact that I used new method for making it, is the reason that I want to share the recipe with you. Most of the time when making pound cake we use butter sugar method: by beating the butter with sugar until light and fluffy. But for this recipe, we start by beating the butter with flour until light instead. By beating the flour and butter together, you add the air into the batter and cover the flour with fat, sugar is mixed with egg until fully combine, then mix into the butter mixture, the result is beautiful cake with very fine crumbs.
You can serve it plain, with whipped cream, berry sauce or even a scoop of ice cream, it's so good that you don't have to think much, just enjoy it that way you want. 

 Basic Vanilla Pound Cake

Makes 22cm Bundt cake

260g .................................. Unsalted butter
........................................... Pinch of salt
1 1/2tsp ............................. Vanilla bean paste
260g .................................. Cake flour
1tsp ................................... Baking powder
220g .................................. Eggs (about 4)
260g .................................. Superfine sugar

Preheat an oven to 180C
Butter and flour 22cm Bundt pan, set aside.
Sift the flour and baking powder together, set aside.

 Beat the butter with vanilla bean paste and a pinch of salt until soft.
Add the flour mixture, beat on low speed until moisten, then increase the speed and beat until light in colour.

 The mixture will be fluffy and light in colour.

 Beat the eggs and sugar together until smooth.
Pour the egg mixture into the butter bowl.

 Beat until smooth.

Pour into the prepared pan, smooth the top and bake for 50-55 minutes or until the bamboo stick insert in a centre comes out with few crumbs.
Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes then remove from the pan, and let the cake cool completely on a wire rack.

Basic Vanilla Pound Cake