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The Perfect Pound Cake Recipe – How to Make Pound Cake Recipe

November 24, 2015 39 Comments

Few things can beat a homemade pound cake baked to perfection. My sister and I baked this cake during a short vacation in Kottayam and we ended up with a beautiful, perfect pound cake that was gone in less than 10 mins – we have a large family who all love cake you see!

It was challenging. We braved lack of sufficient vanilla extract, too-small eggs, frequent power cuts that had me beat mixture in 5 intervals, and amma didn’t have a loaf pan (her regular cake pan was too big for this amount of batter) so we improvised by using a steel vessel lined with aluminium foil. In hindsight, we could have made use of the method used in this steamed chocolate cake recipe.

Perfect Pound Cake Recipe

Thankfully the power stayed put while the cake was baking and it came out lovely, crumbly, and perfect as the recipe says. Our crust cracked but turned a lovely golden brown. What you see in the picture in an overturned cake.

We have chosen a recipe from The Cake Bible, where Rose has come up with a new method of baking the pound cake, very different from the butter-sugar creaming and wet+dry ingredients, the usual cake route. This method, according to Rose, ensures a tight crumb.

Perfect Pound Cake Recipe

You may also want to check out some other cake recipes on Edible Garden – like eggless chocolate banana pound cake, condensed milk cake recipe, and one of my favourites, the classic marble cake recipe.

Perfect Pound Cake Recipe
Recipe source: The Cake Bible


Ingredients:
3 tablespoons Milk
3 large Eggs
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla essence
1 ½ cups sifted cake flour (150gm) –  recipe for cake flour below
¾ cup sugar
¾ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
13 Tablespoons unsalted butter, softened (184 gms)

Instructions:

1. Preheat your oven to 350 F. Butter an 8 inch by 4 by 2.5 inch loaf pan, or any six cup loaf or fluted tube pan.

2. Lightly whisk together milk, eggs and vanilla in a medium bowl.

3. Place dry ingredients in a large bowl and mix on low speed for 30 seconds, until blended. Add the butter and half the egg mixture, and mix until dry ingredients are moistened. On medium speed, beat for one minute. This will aerate and develop the cake’s structure. Scrape down sides.

4. Add the remaining egg mixture in two batches, beating for 20 seconds between each addition. Scrape down sides.

5. Pour batter into prepared pan. Smooth surface with a spatula. Bake for 55-65 minutes (35-45 minutes if baking in a fluted tube pan), until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cake cool on a rack in the pan for 10 minuets before inverting onto a greased wire rack. If using a loaf pan, flip the cake over so the top is up.

For making cake flour at home – Take one cup of all purpose flour and remove 2 tbsp from it.Replace the 2 tbsp flour with cornflour and sift together 2-3 times. Cake flour is ready to use.

Perfect Pound Cake Recipe
Thanks for baking with me sis!

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Comments

  1. Raman

    April 3, 2018 at 9:23 pm

    I baked this yesterday in a simple round steel Tiffin dabba and followed the steps you have listed exactly (for a change!). The result was absolutely perfect and so delicious! Thank you!!!

    Reply
    • nags

      May 2, 2018 at 10:43 am

      so glad to hear this!

      Reply
  2. Anonymous

    September 11, 2012 at 4:32 pm

    What does vanilla mean in this recipe – Vanilla ice cream , vanilla essence?
    Sugar should be powdered or unpowdered?

    Reply
    • Nagalakshmi V

      September 12, 2012 at 6:45 am

      i meant vanilla essence. thanks for checking, i have updated the recipe

      Reply
  3. iDiva

    June 30, 2012 at 6:46 pm

    oh, and that comment was for milkmaid pound cake… so well, its just me to mess up 😉

    Reply
    • Nagalakshmi V

      July 1, 2012 at 4:19 am

      haha by rice atta do you mean rice flour or atta? either ways, it's fab it worked out!

      Reply
  4. iDiva

    June 30, 2012 at 6:45 pm

    I made a hugeish blunder.. ended up using rice atta instead of maida due to similar packets and colour.. and i wanted to crryyy when I realized my mistake and the cake was happily sitting in the oven. so i took a nice long breath and let it bake for 30 mins.. guess what, not only did it rise but no one could find a mistake with it.. heh.. crust was slightly burnt, but could get away since it was perfectly crusty.. so yea, anything with milkmaid in it, can't go wrong, eh? 😉

    Reply
  5. Nags

    December 8, 2011 at 2:56 am

    oh interesting. yes, this pound cake was definitely different and the crust was amazing!

    Reply
  6. sumitra

    December 7, 2011 at 9:35 am

    Hey Nags, I tried the same recipe a year ago and it has been my favourite one for a pound cake. The crumb and texture are so delightfully velvety. I found the recipe on JoyofBaking, though. Glad to see you've tried it out too. Nice pics!

    Reply
  7. Nags

    July 31, 2011 at 2:11 am

    yes we are

    Reply
  8. Anonymous

    July 29, 2011 at 11:36 am

    i saw the same picture in Spicy Chilly blog also. Are you both sisters?

    Reply
  9. mykitchentrials

    July 9, 2011 at 1:02 pm

    My father is from Kottayam and we have been there so many times when I was in school. Mention of the place brings a wave of nostalgia 🙂

    Cake looks great! Cooking with company is a real pleasure right :)?

    Rajani

    Reply
  10. Gayathri Ramdas Sreekanth

    July 8, 2011 at 1:34 pm

    Soo gorgeous..! Loving the texture of the cake and especially the first pic is brilliant…

    Reply
  11. Salome

    July 8, 2011 at 1:16 pm

    Wow! this looks yummy.. reminds me of the times my sis & i have our cooking/baking days when we meet.. its soo much fun 🙂

    And ur pics are always so stunning!

    Reply
  12. Anu Nandu

    July 8, 2011 at 4:50 am

    Beautiful Beautiful – both the cake and the sisters holding the cake. btw – I know which one is you! haha. There is another person sitting next to me and gave out a big OMG when she saw your cake. Obviously impressed!

    Reply
  13. Premalatha Aravindhan

    July 8, 2011 at 2:51 am

    Really a perfect pound cake,cute photography…

    Reply
  14. Anonymous

    July 7, 2011 at 11:13 pm

    Can you please post nice and easy icing recipe with this? I'd like to make a bday cake.

    Reply
  15. Sharmilee! :)

    July 8, 2011 at 5:10 am

    Soft and perfect pound cake!

    Reply
  16. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal

    July 7, 2011 at 9:06 pm

    wow, very beautifully done and love your presentation 🙂

    Reply
  17. Nags

    July 8, 2011 at 2:29 am

    Miri, I am from Kottayam!!!

    Reply
  18. Umm Mymoonah

    July 7, 2011 at 4:31 pm

    You girls have done a great job, the cake looks absolutely gorgeous.

    Reply
  19. miri goes phishing!

    July 7, 2011 at 3:05 pm

    nags are you from kottayam or did u just visit the place? wow…i'm from kottayam n' i got thrilled seeing you mention kottayam here…..:)

    Reply
  20. miri goes phishing!

    July 7, 2011 at 3:03 pm

    love how nice this cake looks…gorgeous clicks really…n' seems like a simple recipe to follow…:)

    Reply
  21. notyet100

    July 7, 2011 at 1:56 pm

    cake looks so good,..can imagine how u must have felt while baking it together

    Reply
  22. Krithi's Kitchen

    July 7, 2011 at 1:49 pm

    It is always memorable to cook with loved ones.. superb cake and pics too..

    http://krithiskitchen.blogspot.com
    Roundup: Healing Foods – Banana
    Event: Serve It – Grilled/Barbequed/Tandoored

    Reply
  23. Namratha

    July 7, 2011 at 1:47 pm

    The power cuts are huge challenge aren't they! I wait with bated breath while the cakes are in the oven in India! 😀 The pound cake looks perfect with the right texture and I am intrigued by Rose's technique, yet to try it though.

    Reply
  24. Priti

    July 7, 2011 at 12:06 pm

    Cake looks soft n moist ..nice pics and like that flowers touch

    Reply
  25. Vegetarian Zest

    July 7, 2011 at 9:43 am

    I just love the texture of the cake.I hope you enjoyed your vacation and the cake as well.

    Reply
  26. Jayasri Ravi

    July 7, 2011 at 8:58 am

    cake has turned out beautiful nags, it must have been very sweet, as you had two sweet things in it, the love of baking with the sis and the punch of baking such a lovely cake at home :), lovely clicks as always.., must have been such a fun with all those hurdles!

    Reply
  27. Radhika

    July 7, 2011 at 8:52 am

    I guess the last click is worth all the effort Nags.

    Reply
  28. Priya Kumar

    July 7, 2011 at 8:26 am

    You have wonderfully overcome all the obstacles mentioned! The end product is simply astoundingly beautiful to look at! I'm sure it tasted good too…

    Reply
  29. Biny Anoop

    July 7, 2011 at 6:19 am

    Thatshd have beenfun…doing it 2gether….cake looking fab and soundseasy

    Reply
  30. Priya

    July 7, 2011 at 6:07 am

    Thats soooo irresistible and lovely texture..

    Reply
  31. Deepali

    July 7, 2011 at 6:07 am

    i can imagine power cuts playing havoc to all planning… but great cake nevertheless.. and love the little flowery touch.. i wish i had the knack of presentation 🙂

    Reply
  32. The Mad Jammer

    July 7, 2011 at 5:14 am

    The last picture is so beautiful, Nags. So many challenges must have been a total fun time when with a sis!

    Reply
  33. Rinku Naveen

    July 7, 2011 at 5:02 am

    looks super spongy and soft..good one Nags

    Reply
  34. Divya Kudua

    July 7, 2011 at 4:53 am

    Awww..that's so sweet.The cake has turned out great despite the so-called hurdles!!

    Reply
  35. RAKS KITCHEN

    July 7, 2011 at 10:50 am

    Nice spongy cake and lovely pics,so much love those purple flowers too!

    Reply
  36. sowmya's creative saga

    July 7, 2011 at 4:55 am

    loove the texture of the cake..spongy and just perfect..good job..

    Reply

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