2-Step Pound Cake

⏱ 110 mins 🍽 16 serving(s) 🏷 Dessert

This beloved Southern Living recipe yields a rich, buttery pound cake using a stand mixer. Essential to follow the method with a KitchenAid or similar mixer for the correct texture. The batter bakes into a golden cake ideal for serving plain, with a glaze, or even as a base for petit fours when baked in a sheet pan. Cooling time is included in the total preparation.

2-Step Pound Cake

Ingredients

  • 4 cups flour
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1 lb butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 6 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract or 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 325 degrees Farenheit.
  2. Place all the listed ingredients into the mixer bowl in the exact order provided.
  3. Mix on a low setting for 1 minute.
  4. Use a spatula to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
  5. Continue mixing on a medium setting for 2 minutes.
  6. Transfer the batter to a 10 inch tube pan that has been greased and dusted with flour.
  7. Bake at 325 for 1 hour and 30 minutes, checking for doneness in the centre.
  8. Allow the cake to cool inside the pan for 10 minutes.
  9. Turn the cake out of the pan and let it cool fully on a rack.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium196000 mg

Recipe details

CategoryDessert
AuthorThe Amazing Christy