Aunt Sue’s Famous Pound Cake Recipe
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Introducing Southern Plate’s easy pound cake recipe made famous by my Aunt Sue! This simple yet delectable vanilla pound cake will delight all with its moist and sweet perfection.
So let’s talk about Aunt Sue’s Famous Pound Cake Recipe! Let me emphasize just how straightforward this pound cake recipe is. With only six ingredients, chances are you already have most of them in your kitchen: eggs, butter, sugar, all-purpose flour, whipping cream, and vanilla extract. The preparation takes roughly 20 minutes, then it’s a matter of letting the oven do the work. The addition of whipping cream guarantees that every slice of this pound cake is wonderfully moist and tender.
While traditional pound cakes were typically baked in loaf pans, don’t fret if you don’t have a tube pan. I prefer using a bundt cake pan, and rest assured, it turns out just as scrumptious. You’ll even get that delightful crunchy crust on the bottom!
Some of my other favorite cake recipes are Easy Birthday Cake Recipe From Scratch, Coca-Cola Cake, and Chocolate Velvet Cake With Cream Cheese Icing
Aunt Sue’s Famous Pound Cake Recipe
What You Need To Make Aunt Sue’s Famous Pound Cake
- Eggs
- Unsalted butter
- Sugar
- All-purpose flour
- Whipping cream
- Vanilla extract
Helpful Kitchen Tools
Grease and flour a tube or bundt pan and set out the eggs and butter to allow them to come to room temperature.
In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until smooth.
Add the eggs, one egg at a time, beating for one minute after each addition.
Sift the flour and add it to the creamed mixture alternately with the whipping cream.
Mix until fully incorporated.
Stir in the vanilla extract.
Pour into the prepared pan and place in a cold oven. Turn the oven to 300 and bake for 80 to 90 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool completely before removing from pan and turning the bundt cake out onto a wire rack.
Serve your butter pound cake with Mama’s custard sauce and some fresh berries.
Enjoy the best pound cake recipe ever!
How To Store Pound Cake
Store your pound cake in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days or in the fridge for up to 1 week. You can also freeze the entire cake or individual slices for up to 3 months. I recommend double wrapping in plastic wrap and then aluminum foil.
Can I Change Up This Recipe?
Yes! There are many ways to customize this pound cake. You can add fruits, nuts, or flavorings like lemon or almond extract for different variations. Here are some ideas:
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- Top your pound cake with a simple vanilla glaze. You’ll need 1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar, a teaspoon of vanilla extract, and a few tablespoons of milk. Mix together until it has a school glue-like consistency and sticks to the back of the spoon and then pour over the cooled cake.
- Swap the vanilla for lemon extract and lemon zest and top your pound cake with a lemon glaze. Use the glaze recipe above and swap the vanilla for lemon juice.
- Swap for almond extract and top your cake with a vanilla glaze, decorated with slivered almonds.
- Opt for peppermint extract and top your cake with a vanilla glaze, decorated with crushed peppermint candy cane pieces for a festive holiday dessert.
- For extra flavor and texture, add up to a cup of shredded coconut, mini chocolate chips, fresh berries, chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts are my picks), or dried fruit.
- Instead of a glaze, spread some creamy chocolate frosting on your sweet pound cake.
- Serve with whipped cream and fresh berries or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Recipe FAQs
Why is it called a pound cake?
Traditionally, a classic pound cake was made with a pound of each of the four main ingredients in this recipe: butter, eggs, sugar, and flour.
Why is whipping cream used in this recipe?
Whipping cream is used to add moisture and richness to the pound cake. This contributes to its tender texture and delicious taste.
What’s the best way to serve this pound cake?
This pound cake is often served in thick slices, and for an extra treat, it’s accompanied by Mama’s custard sauce, making it even more delightful.
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Ole Fashioned Southern Sugar Plum Cake
Old Fashioned Hummingbird Cake Recipe
Peach Dump Cake Recipe (3 Ingredients Only)
Pumpkin Praline Cake With Cream Cheese Icing
Vegan Sweet Potato Cake With Maple Cashew Icing
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup butter 2 sticks
- 3 cups sugar
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whipping cream also known as heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Grease and flour a tube or bundt pan and set out the eggs and butter to allow them to come to room temperature.6 eggs, 1 cup butter
- In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until smooth. Add the eggs, one egg at a time, beating for one minute after each addition. Sift the flour and add it to the creamed mixture alternately with the whipping cream. Mix until fully incorporated.6 eggs, 1 cup butter, 3 cups sugar, 3 cups all-purpose flour, 1 cup whipping cream
- Stir in the vanilla.1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pour the vanilla cake batter into the prepared pan and place in a cold oven. Turn the oven to 300 and bake for 80 to 90 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely before removing from pan.
Notes
Nutrition
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This is the best pound cake I have ever made! Thanks for this revelation in home baking science !
Science….???? Yes, because everything I cook is an experiment in fun!
Really, I cook because it feeds my soul, and I love the positive feedback from all who have been the recipients of my experiments !
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I’m making this recipe for the first time. I noticed it didn’t call for any baking powder or salt. I was afraid not to add it. I added 1/2 tsp of baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. It’s cooking now. Hope it turns out ok.
It came out perfect!!!
I made this for Christmas and it was delicious! Have you used this recipe to make a chocolate version of it? I was thinking about adding 1/2-3/4 cup of cocoa. Wondering if that would work?
I never have Andrea, we love the original so much that I have never thought to alter it. I can’t see why it wouldn’t work. Let me know how it turns out if you try it.
I tried this and it came out fluffy, not dense the way the picture shows and the way I remember good ol’ fashion pound cake. What could I be doing wrong?
I’m afraid I need a little more to go on. When I make it, according to this recipe, it is soft but dense with a crumbly top. Without knowing if you did anything differently, what ingredients you used, seeing how your stove cooks, etc, I’m not able to tell you I’m afraid. I’m hoping to get that component installed in my brain soon though! 🙂
Can I use swan down cake flour
Yep!
this recipe came out but my stove burnt up the bottom of the cake. I do not like the taste of this recipe. I would not remake this poundcake again….
I can not bake pound cakes. Until this recipe. It is simple and my cakes come out perfect. If you burnt yours, you did not follow the instructions or your oven gauges are completely off.
This is true with pound cake. You have to follow the directions or trust me, something will go wrong. I have made one just like this and it turns out perfect every time. Thanks so much for taking your valuable time and listing such yummy recipes.
This was my first cake from scratch. It took 1 hour and 50 minutes to bake, but turned out really well. Chocolate cake is next: yum!! Thanks for your recipe.
I am so glad you liked it Mike!!!
Hi, I have made four of these cakes now. The first two turned out perfectly. I bought some new stainless steel bowls after that. Now for the last two have been different. The tops on the first two were crunchy. The last two seem to have a problem because as the cakes were cooling, the crunchy top separated from the cake itself like a lacy topping. When I turned them out, they crumbled and so the top was not as pretty and the crunchy top was all on the plate and not the top of the cake. Have you had this to happen at any time that you have made it. The cake still is delicious, it just doesn’t have the crunchy intact.
All my adult life I’ve searched for a perfect pound cake recipe. I would always say…. “if I could find just one cake that I can bake and do it well, I’d be satisfied.” AT LAST, I found it! Pound cake is my absolute favorite and this is the best one I’ve EVER made and tasted. It was FLAWLESS!!!!!! Thank you, Thank You. THANK YOU!!!!
Do you have to use whipping cream or can you substitute it for something else like any other milk?
Whipping cream adds a lot of flavor, tenderness, and moistness in this cake as well as helps it to rise. It has a much higher fat content than regular milk. You can try it with milk but personally, I wouldn’t. If you decide to experiment though, let us know how it turns out and good luck!