Old Fashioned Pound Cake Recipes

OLD FASHIONED POUND CAKE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan. Sift together the flour and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated. Beat in the vanilla and lemon extract. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 90 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

OLD-FASHIONED POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Place butter in the bowl of a heavy-duty electric stand mixer, and beat at medium speed until light and fluffy (about 6 minutes). Gradually add sugar, beating until blended. Beat1 more minute. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until yellow disappears after each addition.
• Combine flour and next 2 ingredients. Combine evaporated milk and cream; add to butter mixture alternately with flour mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition, stopping to scrape down sides as needed. Stir in vanilla. Pour batter into a greased (with shortening) and floured 10-inch (16-cup) tube pan.
• Bake at 350°F for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 1 hour; remove from pan to wire rack, and cool completely (about 1 hour).

OLD FASHIONED POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour a tube pan.
• Cream the butter and sugar. The mixture should be light in color, like a pale yellow.
• Add the eggs one at a time. Continue to mix until the egg disappears completely into the mixture.
• Slowly incorporate the flour into the mixture one 1/2 cup at a time.
• Bake for 60 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• Allow to cool in the pan 10-15 minutes. Remove from pan to a wire rack and let cool completely.

OLD FASHION BUTTER POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Grease and flour a 9x5 loaf pan.
• *IMPORTANT - ALLOW ALL INGREDIENTS TO REACH ROOM TEMPERATURE*.
• With mixer on low speed, cream the butter until soft; slowly add sugar while mixer is running.
• Once all the sugar has been added, beat until the mixture is fluffy.
• Slowly add eggs, one at a time, mixing each egg well into the creamed mixture.
• Add the flour and salt, mix until smooth.
• Add vanilla extract and milk; mix until smooth.
• Pour into the loaf pan.
• Bake for 75 to 90 minutes or until golden brown.

OLD-FASHIONED LEMON POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease two 9x5-inch loaf pans.
• Combine sugar, flour, eggs, shortening, whole milk, vanilla extract, lemon extract, and baking powder in a large bowl; pour into the prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 30 minutes.

OLE FASHIONED POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a medium bowl, then set aside. Cream the butter and sugar in a stand mixer on low speed until it looks pale yellow, about 4 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time. Scrape down the sides after adding each egg. Mix in the vanilla and lemon extracts. Add a third of the flour mixture. Mix well and scrape down the sides. Add half of the sour cream. Mix well and scrape down the sides. Add another third of the flour mixture. Mix well and scrape down the sides. Add the remaining sour cream. Mix well and scrape down the sides. Add the remaining flour. Mix well and scrape down the sides. Use your spatula to scrape the bottom of the mixing bowl to be sure everything is incorporated well.
• Spray a 9-inch Bundt pan well. Pour the batter into the Bundt pan and smooth the top. Bake until golden brown on top, 1 hour 15 minutes. Use a cake tester to check to see if the cake is done; if the tester comes out clean, it's done. If not ready, bake in increments of 5 minutes. Let the cake cool in the Bundt pan for 15 minutes, then invert onto a wire rack and remove the pan to cool completely.
• Grilled pound cake is best with cake that is 3 to 5 days old. Preheat a griddle with lines. Cut slices about 1/2 inch thick. Grill each side for 2 to 3 minutes. (If cooking on an outdoor grill, grill just until grill marks appear, 30 seconds to 1 minute per side.) Serve immediately with fresh berries or a fruit compote.

OLD-FASHIONED SOUR CREAM POUND CAKE

Steps:

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• Old-fashioned Sour Cream Pound Cake.
• Ingredients.
• 3 cups sugar.
• 1 cup butter.
• 6 eggs, separated.
• 2 teaspoons vanilla.
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice.
• 1 cup sour cream.
• 3 cups all-purpose flour, sift before measuring.
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda.
• 1/4 teaspoon salt.
• Instructions.
• Cream together sugar and butter, add the egg yolks one at time; beat well after each addition. Blend in vanilla, lemon juice and sour cream.
• Into a separate bowl, sift sifted flour, salt, and soda. Add sifted dry ingredients to batter; beat well. In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form.
• Fold egg whites into the cake batter. Pour into a greased and floured tube pan and bake at 300° for about 1-1/2 hours or until cake tests done.