Classic Pound Cake Recipe

Name: Classic Pound Cake Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ cup Unsalted Butter (1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)); 1 cup Shortening (1 cup shortening); 2 ½ cup Granulated Sugar (2 1/2 cups granulated sugar); 5 pieces Egg (5 large eggs (room temperature)); 2 ½ cup All-Purpose Flour (2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spoon + level)); ½ cup Self-Rising Flour (1/2 cup self-rising flour (spoon + level)); 1 cup Whole Milk (1 cup milk); 1 tbsp Vanilla (1 tablespoon vanilla extract ( or 1 teaspoon each vanilla and almond extract))

Classic Pound Cake Recipe - Dessert (American)

100 minAmerican

Servings16

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Steps

1Preheat oven to 300º F. Prepare a large bundt pan or three loaf pans by greasing with vegetable shortening and flour, removing any excess flour, or brush with homemade cake release (cake goop). Set aside.
2Cream together softened butter, vegetable shortening, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes.
3With mixer on low speed, add eggs one at a time, making sure each is fully incorporated. Do not overmix.
4Add the flour and milk alternately, mixing on low speed, making sure to combine well but not overmix. Stir in vanilla extract.
5Pour batter into prepared bundt pan and bake 1 1/2 hours or in loaf pans for 1 hour, until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. You can follow my tips for how to tell when your cake is done.
6Remove the cake from the oven when done. Cool for 10 minutes in the cake pan sitting on a wire rack. Then turn the cake out onto the wire rack to cool completely.