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Pound Cake

1 butter : 1 sugar : 1 eggs : 1 flour
by weight
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butter 1
sugar 1
eggs ~4 large eggs 1
flour 1

Tips

  • Cream butter and sugar until very light
  • Add eggs one at a time
  • Fold in flour gently
  • Originally 1lb each ingredient - hence the name

Sources

  • Ratio by Michael Ruhlman (book)