Corn Bread (Cake, actually)

Sweet Cornbread Recipe | Food Network Kitchen 

adapted: 

8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus more for buttering the pan

1 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting the pan (see Cook's Note)

1 cup stone-ground cornmeal

1 1/2 cup sugar (accidentally only put 1/3c. sugar and 1/4 c. honey in an attempt to substitute; was good!)

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1 cup buttermilk

3 large eggs

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

2 tablespoons honey

350 degrees F. Butter and lightly flour a 9-inch cake pan.

bake until a cake tester comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
Let cool for 15 minutes before removing from the pan.

Pound Cake

 

- Preppy Kitchen

• 2 9x5 inch loaf pans

Ingredients

• 8 eggs
• 2 cup unsalted butter (226g) room temperature
• 2 cup sugar (200g)
• 3 cup all-purpose flour (180g)
• 1 cup sour cream (120mL)
• 2 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350F. Butter and flour a 9x5 inch baking tin.

.... and from here, I take the easy slap method: 

cream the butter. Add sugar in and mix until light and fluffy. Scrape the bowl down and beat a few more seconds.
Add the eggs in one at a time....
Bake about 40 minutes - until the center is set and a skewer comes out clean.

Allow to cool in the tin for about 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.