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Italian Potato Starch Pound Cake (Sabiosa)
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Light and Buttery with the essence of brandy, this pound cake tastes great on its own or topped with fruit.
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Prep Time
10
minutes
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Cook Time
1
hour
hr
Total Time
1
hour
hr
10
minutes
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Course
Dessert
Cuisine
Italian
Servings
10
people
Ingredients
1
pound
butter
softened
2 ¾
cup
potato starch
1 ¾
cup
sugar
4
eggs
1
tbsp
baking powder
3
tbsp
brandy or cognac
1 ½
tbsp
vanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat oven to 300°F.
Prepare one large or two small loaf pan with greased parchment, allowing the parchment to overhang on the sides.
Cream butter and sugar.
Mix in eggs one at a time.
Stir in the liquor and vanilla.
Sift together the potato starch and baking powder and stir into the batter until just incorporated.
Pour into loaf pan and bake for 55 minutes, without opening the oven door.
Check for doneness by inserting knife. Bake a little longer if necessary until knife comes out clean, but do not overbake.
Cool completely in pan. Lift out of pan using the parchment overhang.
Keyword
Italian pound cake, potato starch pound cake, pound cake, sabiosa