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Pound Cake is a classic Southern dessert (or breakfast) and is a recipe dear to many of my relatives. However, like chicken salad, everyone has their own recipe for Pound Cake success!
While I’ve eaten many a slice of delicious pound cake in my time, I had never attempted it on my own. I had many questions – Crisco? Shortening (is that butter?) Sour Cream version?
In the end, I went with the most simple recipe I found (which, pound cake is simple and cheap on ingredients).
1 cup of butter (2 sticks)
1 3/4 cup sugar
2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
5 large eggs
1/2 tsp baking powder
The recipe I had involved sifting the flour, which was often my duty when helping my grandmother make cake. However, lacking a sifter, I left that step out.
Combing the baking powder and flour.
Cream the butter with an electric mixer on low speed. Slowly add sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
Add the eggs one at a time, alternating the flour mixture and mixing on a low speed for a minute after each egg. (I tried to follow this process, the batter was very creamy!)
Add the vanilla and beat until creamy. Add to a greased pan. Bake for an hour and 5 minutes on 300 degrees and let sit in the oven for an hour.
Next time – I’ll attempt my grandmother’s lemon sugar icing that is divine! For now, the pound cake!
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Pound cake is my favorite!