Pound Cake 🍰—dense, buttery, and simple, perfect on its own or with toppings. Here’s a classic recipe that works every time.
Classic Pound Cake
Ingredients (8–9 inch loaf pan)
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp salt
- Optional: ¼ cup milk for extra moisture
Instructions
1. Prep
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Grease and flour a loaf pan.
2. Cream butter & sugar
- Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy (~3–4 minutes).
3. Add eggs & vanilla
- Add eggs one at a time, beating gently.
- Mix in vanilla extract.
4. Add flour
- Sift flour and salt.
- Fold into batter gently (add milk if using for softer texture).
5. Bake
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake 55–65 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool in pan 10 minutes, then remove to wire rack.
Tips
- Room-temperature ingredients = smoother batter.
- Don’t overmix once flour is added—keeps it tender.
- Optional: brush with simple syrup for extra moistness.
Variations
- Lemon Pound Cake: add 1 tbsp lemon zest + 1 tsp lemon juice
- Chocolate Marble: swirl ¼ cup melted chocolate into batter
- Mini Pound Cakes: bake in muffin tins 20–25 minutes
If you want, I can give a super simple 3-ingredient pound cake recipe that literally takes 5 minutes prep.
Do you want the 3-ingredient version?
