Brown-Sugar Pound Cake with Vanilla Glaze

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 sticks (3/4 lb.) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 pound light brown sugar
• 5 large eggs, separated, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup sugar
• Glaze:
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

1. 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour a 10-inch tube pan or Bundt pan.
2. 2. Make cake: Mix dry ingredients in a bowl. Whisk buttermilk and vanilla in a small bowl. Using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg yolks, 1 at a time. Reduce speed to low; alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk, starting and ending with flour.
3. 3. In a dry bowl, beat egg whites on medium-high speed until soft peaks form. Add sugar 1 Tbsp. at a time, beating until whites form stiff peaks. Fold 1/3 of egg whites into batter, then fold in remaining whites. Transfer batter to pan.
4. 4. Bake 75 to 85 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cake stand in pan 10 minutes, invert onto wire rack; let cool.
5. 5. Make glaze: Mix sugar, milk and vanilla in a bowl until smooth. Spoon glaze atop cake.