Pecan Pound Cake

Name: Pecan Pound Cake
Yield: Makes a 9-inch (23 cm) cake
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 9 oz (250 g) caster sugar; 4 eggs, separated; 9 oz (250 g) self-raising flour; 9 oz (250 g) butter, softened; 4 oz (100 g) pecan nuts, chopped; 8 tablespoons (8 X 15 ml spoon) brandy; a pinch of salt

Preparation info

Makes a
9 inch
cake

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Cooking of the USA

By Patricia Lousada

Published 1993

About

Pound cakes enjoy a wide popularity all across the States. This is a Southern version that travels superbly.

Ingredients

9 oz (250 g) self-raising flour
9 oz (250

Americas
United States
Dessert
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven. Grease a 9-inch (23 cm) round deep cake tin and line with greaseproof paper.