Southwest Georgia Pound Cake Recipes

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.

GA PEACH POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Butter a 10 inch tube pan and coat with white sugar.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in the vanilla. Reserve 1/4 cup of flour for later, and sift together the remaining flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually stir into the creamed mixture. Use the reserved flour to coat the chopped peaches, then fold the floured peaches into the batter. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 60 to 70 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Allow cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely.

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.

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.