There is nothing better than an old fashioned pound cake. A classic dessert that brings back nostalgia and a recipe that you should share and bake with grandma and test her skills against yours.
When most people think of pound cake, they think a POUND of butter, sugar, flour and eggs. While this clearly means we are baking a dense cake, that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be flavorful, tender and moist still. So if you have yet to find a pound cake recipe that is both dense and soft and tingles your taste buds then you just might have stumbled to the right spot
I don’t like to make promises I can’t guarantee, but with this old fashioned pound cake recipe that is topped with just the right amount of sweet vanilla glaze, there is no way you won’t love this recipe. From a beginner to expert baker, this cake can be made with ease. Let’s get into this recipe…
Equipment & Ingredients
To make this old fashioned pound cake you will need these ingredients:
- White Granulated Sugar
- Butter
- Vanilla Paste
- Almond Extract
- Coconut Extract
- Lemon Extract
- Evaporated Milk
- Sour Cream
- Eggs
- All Purpose Flour
- Powdered Sugar
- Milk
As for the equipment, this is all you will need:
- Stand Mixer
- Paddle Attachment
- Bundt Pan
- Mixing Bowls
- Whisk
The mix of vanilla, coconut and almond extracts within this homemade old fashioned pound cake is what really brings out such delicious flavors in this dessert. Notes that are subtle, yet potent enough for you to taste while keeping this pound cake old fashioned. The beauty to recipes like this is you can feel free to replace any of these extracts with your favorites, such as rum or lemon extract, or switching around the amounts to your own desire.
Then topping this pound cake with a glaze is almost always a necessity in my book, but is another alteration that can be made in this pound cake. I think it adds just enough extra sweetness and moistness to this dense, but tender cake.
And that is all it takes to make this old fashioned pound cake. When you take a bite, you will be tempted to save it all for yourself, but be sure to share your baking skills or this recipe with your family and friends and let me know how it came out for you in the comments!
