Classic Pound Cake -

5 from 16 votes

Classic Pound Cake

This Classic Pound Cake recipe has been passed through my family for several generations. If you're looking for a tasty slice of pound cake, then whip this recipe up today!

Prep Time20

Cook Time1 45

Total Time2 5

Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cake, pound cake

Servings: slices

Calories: 421kcal

Author: David

Ingredients

1½ cups unsalted butter room temperature
3 cups granulated sugar
7 large eggs room temperature
½ tsp salt
3¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup heavy whipping cream
2 tsp vanilla extract
confectioner’s sugar for topping
{Optional} Fresh fruit or berries for serving

Instructions

Preheat oven to 300°F.
Using an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar together on high speed until light and fluffy (3-4 minutes on medium speed).
Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
Add salt and half of the flour to the bowl; mix on low speed until well combined.
Add heavy whipping cream; mix until well combined.
Add remaining flour and vanilla extract; mix until well combined.
Using a rubber spatula, scrape sides of the bowl to ensure pound cake batter is well combined.
Grease and flour a 10-12 cup Bundt cake pan (or generously spray with baking spray and then lightly dust with flour). Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake for 60 minutes. Tent top of cake with aluminum foil and continue baking for 45-50 more minutes, or until a toothpick o long wooden skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
Let cool in pan for 15 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack. Let cool completely before slicing.
{Optional} Dust top of cake with powdered sugar before serving. Another option is to make an easy glaze recipe by whisking 1 cup of powdered sugar with 1-2 tablespoons of milk and ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract. Drizzle this glaze over the cooled cake before serving.
{Optional} Serve with fresh fruit or berries.

Notes

While a Bundt pan is more traditional for pound cakes, this cake can also be baked in a tube pan or 2 loaf pans. (If using loaf pans, the baking time will be much shorter so keep an eye on the loaves to make sure they don't burn!)

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