Classic Homemade Pound Cake Recipe + Homemade Whipped Cream and Fresh Berries

This tasty classic homemade pound cake recipe features only 6 common household ingredients and is incredibly simple to prepare.

Pound cake has been around since the 1700s and was created in Britain. It is the simple concept of a pound per ingredient that is then combined and baked to make a tasty, sweet cake. The recipe has transformed slightly in the last 50-75 years as people add different flavor profiles to the cake and seek to add ingredients that can help soften up the dense heavy cake like sour cream or cream cheese.

Ingredients for this recipe:

• 4 sticks softened unsalted butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 7 large eggs
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour

Serves 8

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 60 minutes

Procedures:

1. Preheat to 325°.
2. Add the butter to a stand mixer with the paddle attachment and whip on medium speed until it becomes light and fluffy.
3. Next, pour in the sugar and mix until combined. Stop stand mixer and scrape with a rubber scraper.
4. Add 1 egg at a time until they are completely mixed in and then add in the vanilla.
5. Sprinkle in the salt.
6. Next, add the flour in 1/3 batches until all mixed in. Stop stand mixer and scrape with a rubber scraper and then mix for another minute or so.
7. Transfer the batter to a large 9” fluted pan or to two 8.5” x 4.5” loaf pans and bake on a rack in the bottom third of the oven at 325° for 55-65 minutes or until browned on top and firm.
8. Rest on a rack in the pan for 90-120 minutes or cooled to room temperature.
9. Serve with whipped cream and fresh berries.

Chef Notes:

Make-Ahead: You can make this up to 2 days ahead of time.

How to Store: Cover and keep at room temperature for up to 4 days. Cover and keep in the refrigerator for up to 6 days. Cover and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw from the freezer before slicing and serving.

You can substitute the all-purpose flour for cake flour.

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If you only have medium-sized eggs, then I would use 8

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If you do not have a stand mixer you can substitute it for electric hand beaters.