Queque Seco - Costa Rican Pound Cake

• Cooking Time: 1 hour
• Yield: 12 servings
• Level: Intermediate

Ingredients

• 3 cups refined wheat flour

• 3 teaspoon baking soda

• 1 cup sugar

• 2 eggs

• 4 egg whites

• 1 cup milk

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1 1/4 soy oil

• 1 cube butter

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F (175 C).

2. Beat oil and butter with an electric mixer set on high-speed. Add 2 eggs and 4 whites, beat for a few minutes. Add wheat flour, sugar, and baking soda. Beat until smooth and creamy. Add milk in small portions and vanilla extract. Beat until smooth.

3. Butter an 8-inch cake pan. Pour batter into cake pan. Bake at 350° F (175° C) for 35 minutes or until a skewer or wooden pick inserted in the cake comes out clean. Cool in cake pan on wire rack for 10 minutes. Invert onto wire rack. Transfer cake to a serving plate. Let it cool down completely.