Pound cake is a dessert known in northern Europe and the United States. It has ancient origins and how all the recipes have been modified. The recipe is similar to that of the plum cake.
The original recipe for pound cake is the one who gave him the name. A pound of all the ingredients!

Ingredients for two molds 30 cm. (1 pound = 453.59237 grams)
1 pound butter
1 pound sugar
1 pound eggs
1 pound of wheat flour 0 Molino Chiavazza
20 g baking powder
120 g raisins (optional)

procedure:
Whisk butter and sugar. Add the eggs, one by one . Incorporate the flour sifted with the baking powder. Fill the molds and bake at 170 degrees for about 60 minutes. If we wanted to add raisins after it passes incorporate in flour, so we avoid doing to find all it in the bottom.