Want a perfect pound cake? 

To prevent a dense dessert, leave your butter out to soften for just 30 minutes instead of the standar 2 hours.  The “cool room temperature” butter (about 60 degrees F) will aerate more readily than fully softened butter (about 70 degrees F) to produce a light fluffy batter.

Tags: Baking 101, Cakes

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