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STEP 1 Gather your ingredients. Pound cake is one of the simplest cakes to bake. Here's what you'll need: 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 1 cup sugar Pinch of salt 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 5 eggs 2 cups cake flour STEP 2 Preheat the oven to 325 °F (163 °C). STEP 3 Grease a cake pan STEP 4 Cream the butter and sugar. Place the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and beat them together until the mixture is light, fluffy and creamy. Image titled Bake a Cake Step 28 STEP 5 Add the eggs and vanilla. Keep beating the mixture until the eggs are completely incorporated. Image titled Bake a Cake Step 29 STEP 6 Stir in the cake flour. Keep the hand mixer on low or use a wooden spoon to stir the flour in a bit at a time until it's just incorporated. Be careful not to overmix it. Image titled Bake a Cake Step 30 STEP 7 Pour the batter into the pan. Use a spatula to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Image titled Bake a Cake Step 31 STEP 8 Bake the cake for an hour and 15 minutes