Pound Cake

By PreppyKitchen

pound cake

Rich and buttery, this Pound Cake recipe comes together easily with eight simple ingredients. Heavy and dense while still tender and soft, this irresistible cake will melt in your mouth. Serve this classic cake on its own or with some fresh berries and whipped cream.

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INGREDIENTS

  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoon vanilla
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Butter and flour a 9x5 inch baking tin.
  2. In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, salt, and baking powder then set aside.
  3. In a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment cream the butter. Add sugar in and mix until light and fluffy. Scrape the bowl down and beat a few more seconds.
  4. Add the eggs in one at a time while mixing at medium speed. Scrape the bowl down and beat until fully incorporated.
  5. Add the sour cream, and vanilla. Mix until incorporated. Scrape the bowl down.
  6. Add the flour mixture in and mix until combined. Scrape the bowl down and use your spatula to mix in any pockets of flour or butter that remain.
  7. Transfer batter into tin then give a quick smooth to even the batter out a bit. Bake at 350F for about 40 minutes or until the center is set and a skewer comes out clean.
  8. Allow to cool in the tin for about 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

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TIPS

I highly recommend using a scale to measure your flour. However, if you don’t have a scale, be sure to fluff your flour with a spoon and then spoon it into your cups before leveling it off with a knife. This method is the best way to measure flour without overpacking the measuring cup.

You can grease and flour your loaf pan or line the pan with parchment paper.

I recommend using a long wooden skewer to check for doneness as the pound cake is so thick and dense that a toothpick will not get the job done. The cake will continue to bake while it cools, so be careful not to overbake it.