Moms Southwest Georgia Pound Cake Recipes

SOUTHWEST GEORGIA POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Generously grease and flour a 10-inch bundt pan.
• Using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar together until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Alternately add flour mixture and heavy cream to butter-sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Stir in flavoring.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Place in a cold oven, set oven temperature at 325 °F, and bake for 1 hour 15 minutes without opening oven door. Bake for an additional 15 minutes if necessary. Remove from oven and cool in pan for 15 minutes. Invert cake onto cake plate, and for a real treat, serve yourself a slice while it's still warm.

MOM'S SOUTHWEST GEORGIA POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Do not preheat the oven.
• Generously grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt pan.
• In a medium bowl sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
• Using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar together until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add flour mixture and heavy cream, alternately to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Mix until just combined.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Put into a cold oven and set temperature to 325 degrees F. Bake for 1 hour, 15 minutes without opening door. If necessary, bake an additional 15 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and cool in pan on cooling rack for 15 minutes. Remove from pan to serving plate. Dust with powdered sugar, if desired.
• Serve with fresh whipped cream (or ice cream) and berries.

MOM'S VANILLA POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
• Combine sugar, butter, and shortening in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat until light yellow in color. Add eggs one at a time, mixing in each completely before adding the next. Mix in 1/3 of the flour, then 1/2 of the milk and water. Repeat with remaining flour, milk, and water, mixing completely between each addition. Add vanilla extract. Mix for 1 minute more.
• Pour batter into the prepared tube pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 1/2 hours. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack.

SOUTHWEST GEORGIA POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Generously grease and flour a 10-inch bundt pan: DO NOT PREHEAT OVEN.
• Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy; add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt; alternately add flour mixture and heavy cream to the butter-sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour; stir in flavoring.
• Pour batter into prepared pan; PUT INTO COLD OVEN and set the temperature to 325°F Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes WITHOUT OPENING THE DOOR (DON'T PEEK); Bake an additional 15 minutes if necessary.
• Remove from the oven and cool in pan for 15 minutes, invert cake onto cake plate.

MOM'S FAMOUS POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter, shortening and sugar.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well.
• Add baking powder,vanilla and lemon flavorings; mix well.
• Add 1/3 of the flour and 1/3 of the milk; stir well.
• Repeat until all the milk and flour are added and well combined.
• Bake in prepared (greased/floured) tube pan at 350 degrees for 75 to 90 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean when inserted in center of cake.

MOM'S SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Beat eggs in a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment on high speed until thick and lemon-colored, about 3 minutes. Gradually add sugar, beating until mixture is thick, about 5 minutes. Fold flour, baking powder, and salt into the batter by hand.
• Microwave milk in a small microwave-safe bowl until it begins to bubble, about 1 minute. Stir in butter until melted. Add vanilla extract.
• Pour milk mixture into the batter; blend on low speed until well-combined and smooth. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.