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Vanilla pound cake cut into slices

Easy pound cake

Name: Easy pound cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 200g unsalted butter softened; 200g caster sugar; 3 eggs beaten; 200g self-raising flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 3 tbsp whole milk; 1 tbsp vanilla paste / ½ vanilla pod seeds; 125g icing sugar; 1 tbsp vanilla paste / ½ vanilla pod seeds

Liberty Mendez

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Serves 8

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 45 mins

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Bring a smile to your friends and family with a slice of our vanilla pound cake. It's the perfect partner to a cuppa for elevenses or afternoon tea

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Ingredients

Nutrition

Units:

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200g unsalted butter

softened
200g caster sugar
3 eggs

beaten
200g self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
3 tbsp whole milk
1 tbsp vanilla paste

/ ½ vanilla pod seeds

For the icing

125g icing sugar
1 tbsp vanilla paste

/ ½ vanilla pod seeds

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal478
fat23g
saturates14g
carbs62g
sugars43g
fibre1g
protein5g
salt0.46g

Method

step 1

Pre-heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and line a 900g loaf tin with parchment paper (mine was 19cm x 9cm x 6cm). Put all of the ingredients except those for the icing into a large bowl and beat together, either using an electric hand whisk or a wooden spoon until smooth and combined. Pour the mix into the loaf tin and spread evenly with the back of spoon. Bake for 40 – 45 mins.
step 2

Once out of the oven, leave to cool and make the icing. Combine the icing sugar and vanilla paste with three tbsp of water – you may need more but add it gradually to get a thick icing. Spread it over the top of the cake; it’s fine if it drips down the edges. Allow to set and then slice.

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