This cake, often associated with Brittany, would nevertheless originate from northern Europe and would have been born at the beginning of the 18th century.

It comes from the cake of which it shares the main ingredients.

He traveled and we find a written record in the first American cookery book published in 1796 (

American Cookery

).

Its name is an unstoppable mnemonic to remember the recipe which is divided into… four quarters: flour, sugar, butter and eggs.

The recipe for pound cake

Ingredients:

  • 250 g of eggs (count five eggs)

  • 250g of flour

  • 250 g butter

  • 250 g sugar

Preparation:

1.

Separate the yolks and whites from the eggs.

2.

Mix the sugar and the yolks

3.

Melt the butter and add it

4.

Incorporate the flour and the egg whites

5.

Pour into a mold

6.

Place in the fridge for 30 minutes

7.

Bake 10 minutes at 180 °

8.

You can flavor it with chocolate, lemon zest, vanilla ...