"Pound cake is made from butter, eggs, flour, and sugar, and is baked in a loaf pan. Pound cake got its name from having a pound of each of these ingredients, but Elvis Presley's favorite didn't...."
INGREDIENTS
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1 cup unsalted butter (softened, plus additional for buttering pan)
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3 cups sifted cake flour (not self-rising; sift before measuring plus additional for dusting)
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3/4 teaspoon salt
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3 cups sugar
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7 large eggs (at room temperature 30 minutes)
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2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
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1 cup heavy whipping cream