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Pound Cake Recipe

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This classic pound cake recipe is a 100-year-old family recipe. Passed down by generations of Southern women. From my grandmother to me, this recipe as authentic as you can get to a classic pound cake.

Prep time: PT10M

Cook time: PT110M

Total time: PT165M

Rating

5 stars (11 reviews)

Keywords

pound cake

Ingredients

Categories

Cuisine

Steps

  1. Preheat oven to 300F. Set rack to middle position. Generously spray a 12-cup Bundt pan with nonstick baking spray.
  2. In bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter and sugar on high speed until fluffy and light in color, about 7-8 minutes.
  3. Lower speed to medium, and add eggs and yolks, one at a time, scraping down the bowl as needed.
  4. On low speed, slowly add salt and half of flour. Mix until just combined, about 1 minute, scraping down bowl as needed.
  5. Slowly pour in milk and extract and mix until combined.
  6. Add in second half of flour and mix well until combined, about 90 seconds.
  7. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake until inserted skewer comes out mostly clean with a few moist crumbs attached, about 1 hour 20-40 minutes.
  8. Allow cake to cool in pan for 15 minutes. Remove cake from pan and cool fully, about 30 minutes.

Nutitrion

  1. Serving Size: 1 serving
  2. Calories: 321 kcal
  3. Carbohydrates: 39 g
  4. Protein: 4 g
  5. Fat: 17 g
  6. Saturated Fat: 10 g
  7. Trans Fat: 1 g
  8. Cholesterol: 85 mg
  9. Sodium: 139 mg
  10. Sugar: 26 g
  11. Unsaturated Fat: 6 g

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