Quarter of a Pound Cake Recipe

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Lee Bremson of Kansas City, Missouri downsizes everyone’s favorite pound cake without losing any of its sweet appeal!

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Quarter of a Pound Cake Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 45 min. + cooling

Yield: 4 Servings

15 45 60

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon baking powder
Dash salt
Dash ground mace
1/4 cup 2% milk

Directions

In a small bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and mace; add to egg mixture alternately with milk.
Pour into a 5-3/4-in. x 3-in. x 2-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Cut into eight slices. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 2 pieces equals 358 calories, 13 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 85 mg cholesterol, 183 mg sodium, 56 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Quarter of a Pound Cake in Cooking for 2 Spring 2008, p26