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VANILLA POUND CAKE RECIPE – Easy Pound Cake Recipe

November 23, 2015 52 Comments

How to make simple and easy Pound Cake


I am sure that at some point or the other in our lives, we would have tasted this simple yet yummy cake. It gets the name pound cake from the traditional and original recipe which called for one pound each of all ingredients – flour, sugar, eggs and butter. I remember my mom too making it in this manner where she used to weigh all the ingredients and take equal quantities, even the eggs! Her weighing the eggs used to put my young mind into eternal confusion but that never stopped me from stirring the batter and licking it off the bowl in the end 😀

The recipe has evolved and changed over time but I tried it the traditional way. Since I normally cook for one, I used 100gm of all the ingredients and then adjusted it a bit here and there to my taste.

Vanilla Pound Cake Recipe

Ingredients:
Flour – 100gm
Butter – 100 gm (at room temperature)
Eggs – 100 gm (approx 2 medium sized eggs)
Sugar – 100 gm (I ended up using around 1/2 a cup and a bit more, since it seemed like a lot after powdering)
Vanilla extract – 1 tsp
Salt – one pinch (optional)

How to make Pound Cake:

1. Beat the eggs till soft. This might take upto 2 mins on a hand blender. I don’t own an electric hand blender so I used the good old mixie to get the eggs whipped up.

2. Next, lightly beat the butter and sugar together till nicely blended. Add the beaten eggs to this. Ideally, the butter and sugar should be at room temperature, otherwise you will find that it curdles. Panic not! It happened to me but everything is fine when the flour is folded in.

3. Once the egg-butter-sugar mixture is well blended, add the vanilla and salt and mix gently.

4. Gently fold the flour in. I used a wide wooden spatula for this. The idea is to not loose the fluffiness of the beaten eggs. The batter will seem slightly thicker than the normal cake batter. Again, panic not! 🙂

5. Transfer to a greased tray and bake in a pre-heated oven for 30-35 mins at 350 degrees. The top should turn a lovely golden brown, a toothpick inserted into the centre should come out clean and your neighbours should get the lovely aroma! At that point, your cake is done.

I normally don’t like frosting on homemade cakes so I had mine with a generous helping of Nutella 😀

For all those who asked, yes, Nutella is very much available in India, thank God! And for those who said they haven’t tried it yet, you absolutely should!! Its divine (provided you like the flavour of hazelnuts).

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  1. Teena Manish Agarwal

    November 29, 2012 at 8:48 am

    Hi Nags,

    Thanks yet again! Tried baking this cake for my Mom's b'day today, and it turned out just.. Wow!! 🙂

    Though I would say I was confused regarding the measurement, since you have kinda spoiled us first timers with the "find-at-home cup measurements". 🙂 Another thing was the 350 degree baking, since my oven has its highest at 250.

    So sharing what I did. Took around 1 and a half cup flour, also added around 1/4th tsp baking powder (you mentioned 1tsp in one of your comments, but I was a lil scared to use that much against no use in your original recipe, hence 1/4th) and baked it "the banana cake way", at 180 C for around 35-40 mins. BTW, I also increased the quantity of eggs to 4, since the ones available to me felt small.

    And the result is my darling husband telling me to start a cake-baking business! 🙂

    Thanks!
    God bless you!

    Reply
    • Nagalakshmi V

      November 29, 2012 at 9:06 am

      wow! that's amazing. thanks for sharing the tips on changes made 🙂 The 350 is in Fahrenheit which will be 180C. I will update the recipe when I get a min.

      Reply
  2. Rasmi

    July 24, 2011 at 2:51 am

    Thanks, will try it tomorrow.

    Reply
  3. Rasmi

    July 23, 2011 at 8:39 pm

    I was going to make this for tea, but not sure to proceed as it doesn't calls for any baking pwdr. Do we need it?

    Reply
  4. Nags

    July 24, 2011 at 2:01 am

    no, i didn't add it but you could add 1 tsp if you want a softer texture

    Reply
  5. elena

    November 20, 2010 at 2:15 pm

    im going to make it with my friend in a coule hours.i love to bake but ive never made pound cake.im going to make fondint to go over it.can i do that easly

    Reply
  6. Nags

    October 25, 2010 at 6:10 am

    Errr…. maybe not but why are you yelling at ME?

    Reply
  7. tc818564

    October 23, 2010 at 10:04 pm

    I need a recipe/tips for a "FLUFFY" (loose texture) – "BUTTERY" – "MOIST" – pound cake!

    Is this so much to ask for???

    Reply
  8. TBC

    April 1, 2010 at 1:51 pm

    It's about time I bought some Nutella now. I've never tasted this.
    Your cake looks nice and moist.

    Reply
  9. sunita

    April 1, 2010 at 1:51 pm

    Nags,have you received my mail? 🙂

    Reply
  10. Nags

    October 7, 2009 at 6:02 am

    Anon- glad to hear my pound cake recipe helped!

    Reply
  11. Anonymous

    October 6, 2009 at 2:54 pm

    Hi Nags, I baked my first cake ever, and it was very tasty…I would like to say a big thank you to you. btw, i baked it twice again for my family..they love it…

    Reply
  12. Oc

    August 9, 2009 at 2:28 pm

    i can c a nutella in the pic…jes luv it..except that it causes weight increase 😉

    Reply
  13. Ramya Kiran

    May 7, 2009 at 7:33 pm

    Hi, cake looks delicious. just wanted to know what pan size did u use for this quantity of ingredients?

    Reply
  14. Nags

    May 8, 2009 at 12:26 am

    I used a regular loaf pan, I think 21 x 11 x 6 cm

    Reply
  15. Sophie

    May 1, 2009 at 1:59 pm

    This sounds so good and not too complicated to make! I love the Nutella on top! Perfect ‘frosting’ :).

    Reply
  16. Anonymous

    March 11, 2009 at 2:13 am

    Cake is lovely! I used a one pound variation, added two teaspoons of baking powder. Delightful!

    K from Jamaica

    Reply
  17. Anonymous

    February 20, 2009 at 12:23 pm

    Don’t you add BAKING POWDER for this one?

    Reply
  18. Nags

    November 27, 2008 at 2:33 am

    Yes, normal mixer since I didn’t own an electric mixer when I made this 🙂

    Reply
  19. Anonymous

    September 9, 2008 at 3:58 pm

    Hey awesome cake… did u use normal mixer for the mixing process? cool….

    Reply
  20. crispus

    August 8, 2008 at 2:33 pm

    Hey Nags, thanks a bunch for clearing my doubt. me gonna try this out 2day…im craving pound cake..im in my 7th month and still craving cakes…:)
    geez..i almost 4got i had a blog and that someone wud read it.
    thanks. hav a fab day and keep posting..luv reading u write ups to the recipe a lot!

    Reply
  21. Nags

    August 8, 2008 at 4:06 am

    hello crispus, yes it is 350 degrees 🙂 i have updated the post, hope you try this out!

    Reply
  22. crispus

    August 7, 2008 at 8:03 pm

    Hi there!
    Searching for something to bake for One person and urs is the right one! :))
    this seems the simplest pound cake recipe ever and the pic luks most inviting!
    Im gonna try it right away. oopes i just noiticed–BTW at what temperature setting in the conventional overn do u preheat and bake the pound cake?
    is it the usual 350degree?
    pls let me know

    Reply
  23. Jo.

    March 17, 2008 at 8:09 pm

    This vanilla pound cake looks yummy.

    Reply
  24. zorra

    March 10, 2008 at 2:32 pm

    I like the presentation, looks great!

    Thank you for your participation in IWD.

    Reply
  25. Uma

    March 6, 2008 at 6:38 am

    Lovely cake. Looks fabulous.

    Reply
  26. sunita

    March 5, 2008 at 12:04 pm

    Nags,have you received my mail? 🙂

    Reply
  27. Sukanya Ramkumar

    March 5, 2008 at 5:56 pm

    Nice cake…Love to have pound cake in my house every time…..Nice recipe…Love this..

    Reply
  28. Easy Shopping Tips

    March 5, 2008 at 9:31 am

    Very interesting recipe.

    Reply
  29. Richa

    March 4, 2008 at 5:12 pm

    lovely texture 🙂

    Reply
  30. sandhya

    March 4, 2008 at 4:41 pm

    Love this one.. it looks so fluffy… never tried nutella would surely try it smetime…

    Reply
  31. Sig

    March 4, 2008 at 4:34 pm

    Oh there is that gorgeous cake.. I really love the soft texture of this!

    Reply
  32. Rosie

    March 4, 2008 at 4:00 pm

    The pound cake looks lovely and so moist! A great entry for IWD event.

    Rosie x

    Reply
  33. Pravs

    March 4, 2008 at 2:06 pm

    What a cake, huh ?? That piece looks tempting. Never tasted nutella..you make me want to try that too 🙂

    Reply
  34. Madhumita.

    March 4, 2008 at 11:33 am

    Pound cake has to be everyone’s favorite – simple and delicious. I feel like eating some after seeing this picture. Btw, you can try the exact same recipe in a pressure cooker – without the weight and steamed for as long as regular idlis. Let me know if you like it 🙂

    Reply
  35. Bharathy

    March 4, 2008 at 8:44 am

    You got me back to those moments while making this..blending in an uruli with that wooden spatula..ammas unique beater and the round oven!God!she makes the best yellow cake :)..

    Reply
  36. Rachel

    March 4, 2008 at 7:58 am

    Licking the bowl…wow most of us did that….the cake looks very light and airy! I eat nutella on its own….people nibble on crunchies and I prefer nutella to the crunchies!

    Reply
  37. musical

    March 4, 2008 at 11:04 am

    Ah, the recipe for that awesome pound cake! Looks so fluffy!

    Reply
  38. bee

    March 4, 2008 at 2:58 am

    that is a gorgeous cake that lends itself to all kinds of toppings. lovely pic too.

    Reply
  39. ammu

    March 3, 2008 at 8:44 pm

    colud u please give cup measuremets..
    luved the foto..please
    AMMU

    Reply
  40. Namratha

    March 3, 2008 at 8:31 pm

    Licking it off the bowl, ahhhh those were the days 😀 Love the cake Nags. Nutella in India….gr8!

    Reply
  41. Jeena

    March 3, 2008 at 8:06 pm

    Hi there my name is Jeena and I have started a food recipe forum that I thought you would like to join here Click here for food recipe forum

    I would love to see you on there to chat about food and cooking you can talk about anything you like and start your very own topics. 🙂
    or see my main food recipe website Jeenas food recipe site

    Hope to see you soon

    Thanks

    Jeena x

    Reply
  42. Vanamala

    March 3, 2008 at 7:04 pm

    cake looks so soft !! Lovely pic
    you know iam too lazy to make baking recipes 🙂 …

    Reply
  43. Mishmash !

    March 3, 2008 at 4:53 pm

    Mummy used to make this one too….but i cant reproduce the same taste ever! and its one of the tastiest cakes!

    Reply
  44. sunita

    March 3, 2008 at 4:51 pm

    The cake looks so moist…lovely 🙂

    Reply
  45. Ramya's Mane Adige

    March 3, 2008 at 3:33 pm

    yummm!!! The pic looks gr8… It sure was fluffy and soft!

    Reply
  46. TBC

    March 3, 2008 at 2:59 pm

    It’s about time I bought some Nutella now. I’ve never tasted this.
    Your cake looks nice and moist.

    Reply
  47. Kalai

    March 3, 2008 at 1:49 pm

    Love pound cake anytime. It’s so versatile!! Yours looks delicious and fluffy. Nice one! 🙂

    Reply
  48. Happy cook

    March 3, 2008 at 1:31 pm

    I love pound cakes and i do make them sometimes. For me it is one of the favourites cake.
    Looks delicious.

    Reply
  49. Sia

    March 3, 2008 at 1:21 pm

    u r turning out to be a pro nags:) i have never come across a girl who cooks so much. may be we all were too lazy when staying away from home;)

    Reply
  50. Asha

    March 3, 2008 at 12:49 pm

    I love Pound cake but hesitate to make it because of the amount of butter and Eggs it needs. Got to bake one day!:)
    Looks yum, moist and fluffy.I like Nutella but my kids are not into Hazelnuts.

    Reply
  51. Meeta

    March 3, 2008 at 3:31 pm

    Pound cakes are always lovely and your idea with Nutella rocks LOL!

    Reply

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