How to Make Ina Garten's Perfect Pound Cake

Southern Living

In this video, Ivy Odom from Southern Living shows you how to make Ina Garten’s perfect pound cake. With a tender crumb, buttery flavor, and just the right amount of sweetness, this classic dessert is simple yet elegant.

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00:00This is Ina Garten's perfect pound cake, but I'm going to be the judge on exactly how perfect this thing is.

00:06It starts with the turbinado or demerara sugar lined tube pan.

00:10Step two, sifting the flour. Not one, not two, but three times.

00:14This part, normal, self-explanatory. I did have to go buy specifically extra large eggs for this recipe.

00:20Not only does this recipe call for vanilla extract, but it also calls for the seeds of a vanilla bean.

00:25Two teaspoons of orange zest. She said, don't worry if the batter looks a little curdled.

00:29Well, it definitely does. Finally, time to add in our the rice sifted flour, alternating with heavy cream.

00:35The time has come. Despite the fact that this pound cake started in a cold oven, which is my preferred method,

00:40this did not give me as crunchy of a top, at least by appearances.

00:44However, it's looking good. It's got a good height, good crumb.

00:48Was it worth all the effort, all the dishes, all the bougie ingredients for a perfect pound cake?

00:54Now, it's good, but the hint of orange zest takes this from being like classic tube citrus hint of orange pound cake.

01:01It's a good density. It's a good fluffiness, but for all that extra effort, I'm just not going to say that it's perfect.

01:07It is delicious.

01:08When it comes to me, I think I'm going to be sticking to my favorite green cheese pound cake.

01:12Tried, true, pretty much as close to perfection as you're ever going to get.

01:16Tried, true, pretty much as close to perfection as you're ever going to get.

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