Vanilla Pound Cake

I love pound cakes. Today, I made Vanilla pound cake for breakfast. It is the best cakes I've ever come across. It is very rich and creamy, but still feels light when you eat it. 

This is the first cake I learned from my Mom. She used to bake it in a pressure cooker when we were kids. And I always felt my Mom was a magician. To me, she was perfect and I always looked up to her thinking "Wish I get at least quarter of her wisdom when I grow up". There was nothing I believed that my Mom cannot do and I still stand by that thought. I always used to come running from school to my Mom and ask, "Mumma, my friends favourite flavour is strawberry. She will come home tomorrow. Will you make strawberry cake for her?" And the answer was always, "Yes beta, why not ?" No matter how tedious her job was, No matter how busy she was or no matter how tired she was! She would always say YES with a smile on her face. Cooking as I though earlier was not my cup of tea, but it was her encouragement, patience and love that made me into what I am today. I cannot thank her enough for whatever she has done for me. Today's post is dedicated to her for the number of times I still don't remember she made this cake for me and my friends. Love u mumma! 

Coming back to the recipe... This is a basic recipe that everyone should have coz it's really simple to make and can be made with different variation of flavours from the same recipe. I definitely recommend this cake to all those who haven't tried their hands at baking. Go bake it for yourself and see the results. 

Ingredients :-

• 1½ cups flour / maida
• ½ cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar (grind to pdr)
• ½ tsp vanilla essence
• 2 tsp baking pdr
• ¾ cup milk

Method:-

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
• Grease and dust an 8 inch baking tin and keep aside.
• Sieve together flour and baking pdr and keep aside.
• Beat the butter and gradually keep on adding sugar while beating till batter is fluffy and well mixed.
• Add vanilla essence and beat again.
• Then add one-third of the flour and beat again.
• Add one egg and beat well.
• Add half of the milk and beat well.
• Again add one-third of the flour and beat again.
• Add the other egg and beat till well mixed.
• Then stop beating and add the remaining flour and milk and fold lightly in clock-wise direction with the help of a spatula.
• Pour the mixture in the baking tin.
• Bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 45-50 minutes.
• Cool completely on a wire rack.
• Cut in slices and serve.

Notes:-

• Use all the ingredients at room temperature.
• You may substitute vanilla essence for your favourite flavourings (For ex- add strawberry essence and few drops of pink colour or pineapple essence and few drops of yellow colour). You can use any of your favourite flavour.
• Insert a toothpick in the center of the cake. It should come out clean, with no batter clinging to it. Then your cake is done or else you need to bake for a few more minutes.

Happy Cooking!!

Sending this entry to :- Sweets & Dessert Event @ MJ Delights and Love For Mum & Jagrutis Celebrate Love For Mum and Bake Fest # 19 & Vardhini's Bake Fest and Story telling with food event by The Big Sweet Tooth and Foodelicious Cook Like Mom Event