Quatre quart (french pound cake)
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This is one of the most simple cakes I've ever made...and I'm always in awe with how scarce it is over in the US. French for "four forths", its basically a simple British pound cake, with a couple tweaks. This may be a "recipe" per se, but the best part about this cake is, you don't need one. Simply weigh your eggs, in the shell, then continue with the process matching the weight flour, butter and sugar with that initial measurement. Don't let a recipe rule your ability to have freshly baked cake ever again! <br /> <br />Once you master the recipe, it can be adapted infinitely. Mix in any ingredient you can think of. Bake them into mini loaves, bundts, muffins, cupcakes, round/layer cakes, madeleine molds, etc. Adorn it with sliced almonds, buttercreams, light glazes, fruit, ganache, etc. Use it for trifles, ice cream sandwiches/sundaes, strawberry shortcake, Victoria sponge, grill it, griddle it, booze it, love it. This is a cake that is meant to be played with. Make. It. Your. Own.
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