How to Make Pound Cake
This moist cake will have you going back for seconds.
Instructions
- Step 1: Preheat oven Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Then grease and flour the pan and set it aside.
- Step 2: Mix together Use your mixer to cream the butter and shortening together in one of the mixing bowls.
- Step 3: Add ingredients Slowly add the sugar. Then add the eggs, one at a time, mixing after each one.
- Step 4: Stir ingredients Mix the flour, salt, and baking powder in the other bowl. Slowly stir this mixture into the butter mixture, alternating with adding the milk.
- TIP: Begin and end with the flour mixture, adding milk in between.
- Step 5: Add vanilla Add the vanilla extract and mix well. Then pour the batter into the pan and bake for 60 to 90 minutes.
- Step 6: Insert toothpick Insert a toothpick into the center of the cake. When it comes out clean, the cake is done.
- Step 7: Cool pan Allow the pan to cool for 10 minutes. Then slice the cake and top it with whipped cream and your favorite fruit.
- FACT: Vanilla is one of the most expensive crops to produce because of the labor-intensive cultivation and curing processes.
You Will Need
- u00bd lb. butter
- plus more for pan
- 3 c. all purpose flour
- plus more for pan
- u00bd c. vegetable shortening
- 3 c. sugar
- 5 eggs
- u00bd tsp. fine salt
- u00bd tsp. baking powder
- 1 c. milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- Whipped cream
- Fruit
- 10-inch Bundt pan
- Mixer