Favorite Pound Cake

Cake

Ever since I found the recipe for this cake on Pinterest, it has been my go-to pound cake recipe. It’s called Aunt Sue’s Famous Pound Cake. It’s fairly easy to make and is delicious served with ice cream, fruit, whipped cream, caramel sauce, chocolate sauce or just plain with a cup or coffee.

The ingredients are very basic: flour, sugar, butter, eggs, cream, and vanilla. That’s it. But the baking part is a little unusual. After combining all your ingredients and pouring the batter into your tube pan (or bundt pan, if you prefer), you place the cake into a cold oven. You don’t turn the heat on in the oven until you’ve put the cake in. Then you turn the oven to 300 degrees and bake for about an hour and a half. The cake comes out perfect. Or at least mine has the few times I’ve made it.

Every Christmas, I like to choose two or three people to give homemade goodies. This year, my friend Greta is one of the chosen. The cake in the photo is for her, her husband Willem, and their son Mickey. I’ll take it to her tomorrow. I hope to get at least one more cake made, one for my nephew-in-law and his family. His name is Phil, and he’s going to help Jesse move my red couch in on Saturday. I think he deserves a cake for his help.

Below is the recipe for Aunt Sue’s Famous Pound Cake. 

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

Instructions

  • Grease and flour tube (or bundt) pan and set out 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 at a time, beating for one minute after each addition. Sift the flour (I use pre-sifted flour) and add it to the creamed mixture alternately with the whipping cream. Mix until fully incorporated.
  • Stir in the vanilla.
  • Pour into prepared pan and place in a cold oven. Turn the oven to 300 degrees and bake for 80-90 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely before removing from pan.
Note: I make this recipe, every time, exactly as written using the ingredients exactly as written. I don't recommend any substitutions or additions.

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