Easy Pound Cake Recipe
This is the BEST Pound Cake Recipe! It's an easy old fashioned sour cream pound cake that's moist and tender and full of vanilla flavor. If you want to make a classic pound cake recipe, this is the one to try.
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 560kcal
Cost: $10
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups (339g) unsalted butter softened
- 2 ¾ cups (550g) granulated sugar
- 6 large eggs room temperature
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup (184g) sour cream room temperature
- 3 cups (372g) all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons (16g) cornstarch
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 10-inch fluted bundt pan (or spray well with the nonstick cooking spray that has flour in it).
- Place butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Cream the mixture for a few minutes, or until it’s light and fluffy and light in color.
- Mix in the eggs, one at a time, beating just until the egg is mixed in before adding the next one.
- Add baking powder, vanilla extract, and salt and stir, then add the sour cream, cornstarch and flour. Mix just until combined.
- Pour mixture into prepared pan. Bake for about 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean from close to the middle of the cake.
- Let cool 15 minutes then turn out onto serving plate and cool completely. (The cake will come out easier when it’s warm.)
- Dust cooled cake with powdered sugar for serving. Store in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
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Notes
- Do not over bake this cake! Ovens bake differently, which is why I give a range of times, but it's done when a skewer comes out clean.
- Be sure to scrape your bowl while mixing, especially the bottom if you're using a stand mixer.
- Be sure to use room temperature ingredients and measure your flour correctly.
- How to serve pound cake: Dust the cake with powdered sugar and serve with berries or whipped cream. Get my whipped cream recipe!
- Want to serve with frosting? Try Cream Cheese Frosting on top - it's delicious with the cake.
- Store the cake covered at room temperature for up to 3 days. Or you can freeze it for up to a month!
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 560kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 150mg | Sodium: 241mg | Potassium: 108mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 46g | Vitamin A: 917IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 2mg