Classic Pound Cake

Name: Classic Pound Cake
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 10 to 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 c all purpose flour; 3 c sugar; 2 c butter,softened; 3/4 c milk; 6 large eggs; 2 tsp vanilla extract

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By John Sherrill
@PoundCakeMan

A new twist on a pound cake just six ingredients.

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

Serves:

10 to 12

Prep:

1 Hr

Cook:

1 Hr 30 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

4 c

all purpose flour
3 c

sugar
2 c

butter,softened
3/4 c

milk
6 large

eggs
2 tsp

vanilla extract
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How to Make Classic Pound Cake

Step-by-Step

Preheat oven to 325 degrees
Place flour,sugar,butter,milk,eggs,and vanilla (in that order) in a 4-qt bowl of a heavy duty mixer.
Beat at low speed 1 minute,stopping to scrape down sides. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
Pour into a greased and floured 10 inch tube pan. Bake at 325 for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pan to a wire rack and let cool cpmpletely ( about 1 Hr.)