ELVIS PRESLEY’S FAVOURITE POUND CAKE

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ELVIS PRESLEY’S FAVOURITE POUND CAKE

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :10 Min

Cook Time : 50 Min

Total Time : 1 Hr 0 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 4
  • 3 cups sifted plain flour (maida)


  • 3 cups powdered sugar


  • 1 cups refined oil/butter


  • 7 nos eggs


  • 1 cups milk


  • 2 tsp vanilla essence/vanilla extract


  • 1 tsp salt

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 170°C.
  • Prepare the angel cake pan/bundt pan/tube pan by greasing with butter/oil and sprinkling with 2 tbsp flour.Alternatively use a baking spray.
  • Sift flour and salt twice in a bowl.
  • Mix oil/butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and start beating with an electric beater till the sugar gets mixed with the oil/butter.Now add eggs one at a time,beating well after each addition.After adding all the 7 eggs,continue beating for 3 – 4 minutes more.Add vanilla and mix well.
  • Add in 1 cup flour and beat for a minute,then add 1/2 cup milk.Beat again and add 1 cup flour.Add the remaining 1/2 cup milk and the remaining flour and beat till the mixture is thick but can also flow freely.It should be like a thick batter.Pour into the prepared pan and thump on a table or the kitchen countertop to remove any air bubbles inside.
  • Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour till the top develops a crispy golden brown crust and a skewer inserted in the cake comes out clean.
  • Cool for 45 minutes in the pan.Loosen sides with a bread knife and invert onto a plate.Cut into slices.Serve with tea or coffee to enjoy the King’s Legacy!