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Homemade Butter Pound Cake Recipe

Homemade Butter Pound Cake Recipe

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Nothing beats a classic dessert for the holidays like a homemade pound cake. It has been enjoyed by lots of families for generations and generations. If you want to make a rich and creamy dessert, you have to try this moist pound cake recipe.

Homemade Pound Cake Recipe

You Will need:

  • 3 cups of cake flour
  • 1 pound of butter
  • 6 pieces of large-sized eggs
  • 1 pound of sugar
  • ½ teaspoon of salt
  • 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
    ½ teaspoon of baking soda
  • ½ cup of buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder

Procedure:

Step 1.

Sift the baking soda, flour and baking powder into a big mixing bowl.

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Step 2.

Get a pan and place it over medium heat. Melt the butter in it and add the melted butter into the big mixing bowl. Add the eggs. Don't beat.

Tip: If the mixture is too thick, you can try adding buttermilk.

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Step 3.

Use a mixer to mix everything in the bowl. Add buttermilk and vanilla extract as you do so. To thoroughly stir the mixture, turn the mixer on medium level the turn it into high mode.

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Step 4.

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Step 5.

Get your tube cake pan and oil it using butter. Add a bit of flour to the pan. If there are excess flour, shake the pan.

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Step 6.

Pour the flour mixture and place it inside the oven and bake for about an hour and 20 minutes. Do the tooth pick test to make sure that the cake is properly baked.

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Step 7.

Remove the pan from the oven and place it in a cooling rack for about ten to twenty minutes.

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Step 8.

Place the cake in a decorative plate and serve it.

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Step 9.

Dig in!

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Keep in mind that perfecting a homemade pound cake recipe is not that difficult. The secret lies on the mixing. Make sure that the cake is properly and thoroughly mixed. If you fail to do so, the finished cake would end up with lots of cracks and bubbles.

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