If you love pound cake, this is the dessert for you.
The finished cake is perfectly moist and sweet with an intense vanilla flavor.
Meanwhile, grease and flour a 10-inch fluted tube pan; set aside.
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In a medium bowl stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
Preheat oven to 325F.
Scrape sides of bowl; beat for 2 minutes more.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Beat in 1 Tbsp.
Spread batter in the prepared pan.
Bake 60 to 70 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
During the last 20 minutes of baking, prepare Butter Sauce.
In a medium saucepan combine 3/4 cup sugar, 1/3 cup butter, water and 1 Tbsp.
Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved and butter is melted.
When cake is done, generously prick holes in warm cake using a 8- to 10-inch skewer.
Gradually spoon Butter Sauce over cake.
Let cake cool in pan 30 minutes.
Loosen edges of cake from the pan.
Remove cake from pan and serve warm.
2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
