Brown Sugar Pound Cake
Brown Sugar Pound Cake is basically the tasty cousin of a traditional pound cake. The brown sugar changes the flavor of this recipe in all the right ways.
Servings: 16 servings
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup golden brown sugar packed
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 4 eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a standard sized loaf pan.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat 1 cup golden brown sugar and 1 cup unsalted butter on high speed until fluffy and fully mixed. You can't over mix it at this point in the recipe. Beat in 4 eggs 1 at a time on low speed. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
- In separate bowl, combine 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Gradually add to sugar mixture, scraping down sides to ensure everything is fully mixed. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Set loaf pan on a cooling rack and as soon as the pan is cool enough to handle, remove cake from pan and turn out on rack to cool completely.
- Top with Sweetened Whipped Cream and fresh fruit, if desired.
Notes
Makes one standard sized loaf
Nutrition
Calories: 220kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 71mg | Sodium: 94mg | Potassium: 64mg | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 415IU | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 0.9mg
