Equinox Pound Cake

In anticipation of our big Oestar brunch this coming Sunday (when we invite friends and loved ones to come and help us rejoice in the coming spring*), we're trying to go through as many eggs as possible. At the party, we will fill blown-out eggs with birdseed and then throw the eggs at trees and make wishes for spring when they break (and provide some birds and squirrels with a snack, while the broken egg-shells are good for the earth). So for the next 5 days, I need to try and blow out as many eggs as we can eat.

Today I made my favorite eggy baked good, Equinox Pound Cake. It took four eggs. And a bazillion mini chocolate chips. The end result is about half vanilla pound cake and half chocolate, a good metaphor for the approaching equality between the length of the day and the night.

I use my handy "blas-fix" to blow the yolks and the whites out of the egg shells:


This part of the process is a HUGE hit with the kids, who of course are quick to make all sorts of connections between the egg expelling its insides and other human bodily functions. And the end result of all this egg-blowing and baking is a huge hit too. Here's a timeline of our process:

2:00 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

3:45 p.m.

On the off chance that you want your family to have the opportunity to eat half of an Equinox Pound Cake in 15 minutes too, here's the fabulous recipe:

3 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups sugar
1 cup butter
4 eggs
3/4 cup milk
1 tbsp. vanilla
2 cups mini chocolate chips
(or chopped up semi-sweet chocolate)

1. Combine butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla and milk
2. combine flour, baking powder, and salt
3. add the dry mixture to the wet mixture
4. stir in the chocolate
5. pour batter into a well-greased bundt pan
6. bake at 325° for 80 minutes

Enjoy!

* Any local blog readers who want to come celebrate Oestar with us, please leave a comment!