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Easy Pound Cake Recipe
This easy pound cake recipe is perfect for beginner bakers and anyone who wants the taste of an old childhood classic with half the effort.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 303 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American , British , Pakistani
Ingredients
Orange Pound Cake
- 1 cup butter (see notes)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup full-fat milk
- 6 large eggs (see notes)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder (see notes)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda (see notes)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees farenheit.
- Grease the loaf pan.
- Cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer. (see notes)
- Mix in the vanilla extract, milk, and sour cream untill well combined.
- Next, add the flour and the eggs, alternating the wet and dry ingredients, and mix until everything is combined.
- Pour into a greased pan and bake 30-40 minutes till you can insert a cake tester and it comes out clean
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Notes
- Butter—Buy butter with a high fat content, like Kerry Gold, and make sure it's at room temperature before you start to cream it.
- Eggs - This recipe calls for Large eggs. If yours are a different size, then use as follows: 5 extra large eggs, 7 medium eggs, and 8 small eggs.
- Creaming the butter and sugar - This is the one step essential to a good pound cake and is where beginner bakers often need a little help. I've used leavening agents to help counter this so you can enjoy a light and fluffy cake.
- The leavening: Baking soda and powder have different chemical properties and are not interchangeable, so adhere to the quantities provided in the recipe. You can read more about it at Arm & Hammer.
- : Baking soda and powder have different chemical properties and are not interchangeable, so adhere to the quantities provided in the recipe. You can read more about it at Arm & Hammer
Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
303kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
34g
(11%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
18g
(28%)
Saturated Fat
11g
(55%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
49mg
(16%)
Sodium
305mg
(13%)
Potassium
56mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
18g
(36%)
Vitamin A
552IU
(11%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
50mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 303
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 303kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 34g | 11% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 49mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 305mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 56mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 552IU | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 50mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.