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Pound Cake

The ULTIMATE Pound Cake - made with just 5 ingredients! This recipe is our absolute favorite! It's sweet, buttery, and dense... just the way pound cake should be... and I love the fact that it's SO versatile and perfect for any occasion. Best of all, it couldn't be easier to make. Just 5 minutes of prep time and an hour in the oven, and you have yourself a delicious treat that's the perfect base for any dessert recipe!
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 10
Calories: 468kcal
Author: Cathy Trochelman

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 sticks butter
  • 1 3/4 c. granulated sugar
  • 2 c. sifted flour
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 5 eggs

Instructions

  1. Cream butter and sugar.
  2. Add vanilla and one egg; mix.
  3. Add 1/4 flour, then add another egg.
  4. Continue alternating between flour eggs, mixing after every addition, until both are used up.
  5. Spoon batter into large loaf pan.
  6. Bake at 300° for 60 minutes. Increase temperature to 325 and bake an additional 15 minutes, until top of cake is golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  7. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack 15 minutes.
  8. Loosen edges of cake from pan and remove onto wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 468kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 154mg | Sodium: 218mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 35g