Russian Pound Cake "Keks Stolichniy"
Makes 2 loafs
Servings: 20
Equipment
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Ingredients
- 525g / 3¾ cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 375g / 1½ cups unsalted butter softened
- 300g / 1½ cups sugar
- 5 eggs large
- 2 tsp This is an affiliate link.vanilla
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp icing sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F/180C. Grease 2 9-inch loaf pans.
- Sift the flour with the baking powder and salt and set aside.
- Cream butter with sugar until light and fluffy with an electric mixer. Add eggs one by one and vanilla and beat on high speed for at least 3 minutes.
- Gradually add the flour mixture and beat for 2 minutes longer.
- Mix brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
- Divide the batter into two. Fill the loaf pans with half of the mixture, then sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon, add the remaining batter.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with powdered sugar and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 285kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 78mg | Sodium: 135mg | Potassium: 95mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 485IU | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg