Simple Quick Pound Cake

Simple Quick Pound Cake is a classic recipe that's sweet, dense, and incredibly easy to make with simple ingredients and bakes in only 60 minutes!

INGREDIENTS:

2Eggs

Grapefruit(Zest)

80 grams Granulated sugar

85 grams Cake flour

A pinch of baking powder 

80 grams unsalted butter, melted

For the apricot glaze:

Apricot 25g

Water 25ml

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Brush the melted butter evenly on the base and edges of a pan then dust the inside the pans with flour and set them aside.

2. Add hot water in a medium bowl, place the butter pieces in a stainless steel bowl, put the bowl in the hot water and cover a cloth, set aside and keep warm.

3. Add 80g sugar in a bowl, zest half of grapefruit into it. Then rub the grapefruit zest and sugar together with your fingers until fragrant and combined.

4. In a large mixing bowl, add two eggs and grapefruit sugar, whisk them together for 7-8 minutes until the egg mixture is pale and fluffy.

5. If you use hand electric mixer, then beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, then change to low speed for 1 minute.

6. Sift the flour and baking powder into the egg mixture, and gently fold until you have a smooth batter then pour the melted butter into the bowl, mix until fully incorporated and the texture is a little bit glossy.

7. Fill three-quarters full with batter then tap the pans 1 or 2 times to cause the air bubbles to rise to the surface.

8. Preheat the oven to 170°C and bake for 30-35 minutes. Remove the cake from the pan and place it onto a cooling rack and leave to cool.

9. Use a small pan to melt the apricot and water over low heat then brush the top with warm apricot glaze and leave for minutes then serve.

Enjoy!