This recipe makes a Classic Pound Cake that’s great served with fresh berries and whipped cream, but delicious on its own, too!
You should always have a recipe for classic pound cake in your recipe collection. It’s a delicious sweet treat to have with coffee, and it’s super easy to make. You need only 7 ingredients to make this cake. You’ll be happy with the flavor and the texture too.
Ingredients needed:
all purpose flour
baking powder
salt
eggs
granulated white sugar
butter
vanilla extract
How to make Classic Pound Cake:
The complete, printable recipe is at the end of this post.
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour one 5×9 inch loaf pan.
Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in small bowl. Set aside.
In medium bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff. Set aside.
Rinse off the beaters and use an electric mixer to cream the butter with the sugar in a large bowl. Beat until creamy and light. Mix in the egg yolks, one at a time.
Gradually blend in the dry mixture. Add the vanilla. Fold the egg whites into the batter.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for one hour. Test doneness with a toothpick inserted into the center. It should come out clean.
See how perfect that cake looks? It has a tender crumb, and it’s buttery and yummy. You don’t need any kind of special pan for to make this classic pound cake. All you need is a loaf pan!
Ways to serve pound cake:
Pound cake is delicious to eat all on its own.
A generous spoonful of whipped cream is a great addition to pound cake.
Berries of any kind or berry sauce served on top is a lovely way to serve pound cake.
Drizzle chocolate sauce on top of pound cake.
Cut pound cake into cubes and serve it with dessert fondue.
Cut pound cake into cubes and use it in a trifle .
Here we chose to serve a little vanilla ice cream on top of our classic pound cake with a drizzle of hot cherry sauce too. Whatever you do with you, it’s going to be good. Enjoy!
Favorite Pound Cake Recipes:
Blueberry Lime Pound Cake
Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Pounds Cake with Peanut Butter Glaze
Million Dollar Pound Cake
Cream Cheese Pound Cake
Chocolate Pound Cake
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Classic Pound Cake
Pound cake is great served with fresh berries and whipped cream, but is delicious on its own, too!
Course Dessert Cuisine American Keyword pound cake
Prep Time 25 minutes minutes Cook Time 1 hour hour Total Time 1 hour hour 25 minutes minutes
Servings 12 servings
Calories 377 kcal
Author RecipeGirl.com
Ingredients 2 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 6 large eggs, separated 2 cups granulated white sugar ½ pound (2 sticks) butter, softened 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions Preheat the oven to 325℉. Grease and flour one 5x9 inch loaf pan. Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in small bowl. Set aside. In medium bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff. Set aside. Rinse off the beaters and use an electric mixer to cream the butter with the sugar in a large bowl. Beat until creamy and light. Mix in the egg yolks, one at a time. Gradually blend in the dry mixture. Add the vanilla. Fold the egg whites into the batter. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for one hour. Test doneness with a toothpick inserted into the center. It should come out clean.
Nutrition Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 377 kcal | Carbohydrates: 49 g | Protein: 5 g | Fat: 18 g | Saturated Fat: 11 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 134 mg | Sodium: 290 mg | Potassium: 63 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 33 g | Vitamin A: 607 IU | Calcium: 42 mg | Iron: 1 mg
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