Here’s a classic Pound Cake recipe—rich, buttery, and perfectly dense, just like traditional bakery-style cakes 🍰
🍰 Classic Pound Cake
Ingredients (makes 1 loaf)
- 1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup (200 g) sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) milk
Instructions
1. Prep
- Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F)
- Grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan and line with parchment paper
2. Cream butter & sugar
- Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy (3–4 minutes)
3. Add eggs & vanilla
- Beat in eggs one at a time
- Mix in vanilla extract
4. Combine dry ingredients
- In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt
- Gradually add dry ingredients to butter mixture, alternating with milk
- Mix until just combined (do not overmix)
5. Bake
- Pour batter into pan
- Bake 50–60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean
- Cool in pan for 10 minutes → transfer to a wire rack
🔥 Tips
- For extra flavor, add lemon or orange zest to the batter
- Wrap in foil after cooling to keep moist
- For a golden crust, brush top with melted butter halfway through baking
🍫 Variations
- Chocolate Pound Cake: Replace 1/2 cup flour with cocoa powder
- Marble Cake: Swirl chocolate batter into plain batter
- Nutty: Fold in 1/2 cup chopped nuts
If you want, I can give you a super moist, bakery-style pound cake recipe that stays soft for days and tastes extra buttery 🍰✨
