12 Egg Pound Cake Recipes

12 EGG POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter thoroughly, gradually add sugar, beat until light and fluffy.
• Mix baking powder with flour. Add 3 tablespoons flour mixture to butter and sugar mixture; beat well.
• Add remaining flour and eggs alternately until all have been added. Add Vanilla
• Bake in two 10 inch tube pans for 1 hour at 325 degrees F

ONE-EGG POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C); grease and flour an 8x4" loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.
• With a pastry cutter or your fingers, cut in butter.
• Break the egg into a measuring cup and then fill to the 1 cup line with milk.
• Add the milk mixture to the dry ingredients and beat well.
• Add vanilla and lemon extracts and beat until well-blended.
• Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

HOMEMADE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 12-cup fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
• Place sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl. Cream together using an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, or a hand mixer, on medium speed, until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating for 45 seconds after each addition. Add vanilla extract and beat for 30 seconds.
• Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg in a medium bowl. Add 1/2 of the dry ingredients to the butter and egg mixture, mixing on low speed, until just blended. Add 1/2 cup milk and beat on low speed until just blended. Scrape the sides of the bowl with a spatula between each addition. Repeat with remaining dry ingredients and milk.
• Pour batter into the prepared baking pan, filling no more than 2/3 full. Smooth the top with a spoon or a spatula.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and the cake is just starting to pull away from the sides of the pan, about 1 hour and 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 15 minutes before inverting onto a plate. Allow to cool completely before serving.

SIX EGG POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and flour a tube or Bundt® pan. Do not preheat oven.
• In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add vanilla.
• Add flour mixture alternately with milk. Beat until smooth. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Place cake into cold oven, set the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and bake for 60 to 90 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.