Highbury Pound Cake

Classic Pound Cake

In Jane Austen's Emma, the whole village of Highbury couldn't stop talking about the wedding cake. This is the cake we'd want them gossiping about. It's a classic pound cake, rich with butter and perfumed with your chosen flavor, baked into a tight, velvety crumb with a golden crust. It's elegant enough for a tea party and simple enough for every day. Mr. Woodhouse would worry it's too rich. We say have another slice.