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Plain Pound Cake

I am looking for a recipe for plain pound cake. I understand plain cake can be changed by adding a few things, but all I want is plain old-fashioned pound cake. Thank you.

—Mrs. Martin

Hello, Mrs. Martin!

Yes, it seems like all sorts of recipes are fancied-up with this or that—so I can understand your frustration in finding a recipe for a “plain” cake! And I most certainly have a “plain old” pound cake for you to try: Simply omit the cocoa powder in my Marble Pound Cake and bake up the plain batter  for a terrific old-fashioned cake.

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