Pound Cake

Ingredients

• half a pound of butter
• half a pound of powdered sugar
• the rind of half a lemon
• five whole raw eggs
• half a pound of well-sifted flour

Method

1. 1

   Knead butter and sugar for 20 minutes.

2. 2

   Gradually add eggs, kneading for another 10 minutes.

3. 3

   Mix in flour slowly for 5 minutes.

4. 4

   Butter a cake mold, fill with batter, and bake in a slow oven for one hour.

5. 5

   Cool, unmold, and glaze.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The table (1889) by Alexander Filippini, page 285. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Pound Cake. — Put in a vessel half a pound of butter, with half a pound of powdered sugar. Grate in the rind of half a lemon, and with the hand knead well for twenty minutes. Break into a plate five whole raw eggs; add gradually and carefully, kneading sharply with the hand for ten minutes longer. Now add half a pound of well-sifted flour

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