Better-Than-Classic Pound Cake

• porce: Makes 9 1” Slices
• celkový čas: 2 hours

Ingredience

8 ounces (1 cup, or 225 grams) unsalted butter, MELTED and cooled slightly

1 cup (200 grams) plus 1 tablespoon (15 grams) granulated sugar, divided

½ cup (110 grams) turbinado or packed light-brown sugar

2 teaspoons (6 grams) kosher salt

3 large eggs

1 cup (240 grams) sour cream

1 ½ to 2 teaspoons vanilla extract (use smaller amount if you're using vanilla bean paste, too)

½ teaspoon vanilla bean paste (optional)

2 teaspoons baking powder

2 cups (260 grams) all-purpose flour

Pokyny

Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

Coat a 9-by-5 inch loaf pan well with nonstick spray or butter, and line with a sling of parchment paper that extends up the two long sides.

In a large bowl, whisk together melted butter, 1 cup granulated sugar and all of the turbinado sugar and salt.

Add the eggs, one at a time.

Add the sour cream, vanilla extract, and vanilla-bean paste, if using, and whisk until smooth.

Sprinkle the baking powder over the surface of the batter, and whisk many more times than are needed to make it disappear; we want to make sure it's very well dispersed through the batter.

Add the flour, and stir with a spatula until just combined.

Scrape the batter into the loaf pan, and drop the pan on the counter a couple times to release any trapped air.

Smooth the top, and sprinkle with the remaining 1 tablespoon granulated sugar. Bake for 1 hour and 10 to 15 minutes, until a skewer inserted all over—especially in the top third, where raw spots like to hide-comes out batter-free. Let it cool in the pan. Run a knife along the short sides of the cake, and use the parchment "sling" to remove the cake for slicing.

Poznámky

From: ‘Smitten Kitchen Keepers’ by Deb Perlman

This cake is good on the first day and gets better on the second and third. It keeps at room temperature for 5 days. I like to store it back in its loaf pan with the top uncovered (so it stays crisp). I press a piece of foil or plastic against the cut side only.