Traditional Pound Cake
- Ready In:
- 2hrs
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
8-12
ingredients
- 3 cups cake flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 1⁄4 cups unsalted butter, softened
- 3 cups sugar
- 6 large eggs, room temperature
directions
- Grease and flour a bundt pan.
- In a bowl whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together.
- In a bowl mix the milk and vanilla.
- In a bowl beat the butter and sugar together until it is light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, until well combined.
- Add 1/3 of the flour, followed by half of the milk. Mix well.
- Then add another third of the flour, the second half of the milk. Mix well.
- Add the rest of the flour. Mix well.
- Pour batter into the pan.
- Tap the pan a few times on the counter to settle the batter.
- Place pound cake in the oven and turn the oven to 325 degrees.
- Let the cake cook, without opening the oven door, for 70 to 80 minutes.
- The cake is done once a wooden toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool completely in the pan for.
- Use a small knife and cut around the edge of the cake to lossen it.
- Flip the cake upside down so that it come out of the pan.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Air Force Mama
United States