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Classic Pound Cake
Dense, buttery, velvety pound cake. The original recipe — a pound of each ingredient.
Prep: 15 min · Cook: 55 min · Total: 70 min10 servingsEasy4.7 (38 reviews)410 calories per serving
Last tested: 2026-09-10
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Servings10
📋 Ingredients
👩🍳 Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 175°C/350°F. Grease and flour a 23cm/9×5-inch loaf pan.
- 2
Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
- 3
Beat butter and sugar until very light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
- 4
Beat in eggs one at a time, waiting 30 seconds between each.
- 5
Mix in vanilla and milk.
- 6
Gradually fold in flour mixture on low speed until smooth.
- 7
Pour into pan. Bake 50-55 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
- 8
Cool in pan 15 minutes before turning out.
🔄 Swap Table
Original: Whole milk
Swap: Heavy cream (45ml)
Extra rich
Original: Vanilla
Swap: Lemon zest (2 tsp)
Bright, fresh variation
Original: All-purpose flour
Swap: Cake flour (225g)
Even more tender crumb
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