Classic Pound Cake Recipe

A homemade pound cake is an easy dessert that uses just a few pantry staples!

⏱ 95 min 🔨 Prep 20min 🔥 Cook 75min 📊 Hard 🍽 12 servings ⭐ 5.0 (85) 👁 8
Classic Pound Cake Recipe

Ingredients

12 servings

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 325°F. Grease an 8x4-inch loaf pan.
  2. With a hand or stand mixer, cream butter, sugar, and vanilla until very light and fluffy, about 7-8 minutes. Add eggs one at a time and beat to combine after each addition.
  3. Combine flour and salt. Add the flour mixture a little bit at a time to the butter mixture, beating just until combined after each addition.
  4. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  5. Remove the pound cake from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
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Nutrition per serving

Protein4g
Carbs30g
Fat17g
285kcal
4gProtein
30gCarbs
17gFat

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$519.00
Per Serving
$43.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$1038.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (100% ingredients detected)
IngredientAmountSubtotal
unsalted butter 1 cup $260.00
granulated sugar 1 cup $39.00
vanilla extract 1 tsp $76.00
eggs 4 large $131.00
all-purpose flour 1.667 cups $13.00
salt 0.25 tsp -

*Estimated market prices, may vary by region

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Classic Pound Cake Recipe

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 large eggs (room temperature)
  • 1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ tsp salt

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