Luxe Pound Cake

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 3 cups cake flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 3 cups superfine sugar
• 7 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
• 1 cup heavy cream
• powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 position a rack in the center of the oven; preheat oven to 325°; grease the inside of a 10-inch bundt pan.
• 2 sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into a bowl; whisk to combine; set aside.
• 3 in the bowl of an electric stand mixer, using the paddle attachment, beat the butter at medium speed, for about 5 minutes, until very creamy.
• 4 add the sugar in 4 additions, beating for 1 minute after each one, or until light.
• 5 beat in the eggs one at a time, beating for 30 seconds after each addition and scraping down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed.
• 6 beat in the vanilla and almond extract.
• 7 at low speed, beat in the flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating it with the cream in two additions; scrape down the sides of the bowl thoroughly after each addition.
• 8 beat for 30-45 seconds longer; scrape the batter evenly into prepared pan.
• 9 bake for 65-75 minutes, or until it is golden on top and a pick comes out clean.
• 10 the cake should pull away slightly from the sides of the pan.
• 11 cool the cake in the pan on a rack for 10-12 minutes.
• 12 carefully invert cake onto another rack; let cool completely.
• 13 sift powdered sugar over the top just before serving.