Granny's Pound Cake
Granny's Pound Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons sour cream
- 1 pinch salt
- 6 large eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup heavy cream, heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract, optional
- 1 teaspoon butter extract
Instructions
- 1
Grease and flour a tube or Bundt pan. A cooking spray that contains both grease and flour can be used for convenience.
⏱️ 2 min
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, add the 1 cup of room temperature butter and 3 cups of granulated sugar. Using an electric hand mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until the mixture is light and fluffy. This step should take about 2-3 minutes.
⏱️ 3 min
- 3
Add 3 tablespoons of sour cream and a pinch of salt to the creamed butter and sugar mixture. Mix until just combined.
⏱️ 1 min
- 4
Add 6 large eggs, one at a time, mixing thoroughly with the electric hand mixer after each egg is added until fully incorporated.
⏱️ 5 min
- 5
Begin adding the 3 cups of all-purpose flour and 1 cup of heavy whipping cream alternately to the mixture. Start by adding some flour, then some cream, and continue alternating until all the flour and cream are incorporated. Ensure to start and end with the flour. Mix until just combined; do not overmix.
⏱️ 5 min - 6
Stir in 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract, 1/2 teaspoon of almond extract (if using), and 1 teaspoon of butter extract. Use a spatula to gently fold these extracts into the batter until fully incorporated. The batter should appear light.
⏱️ 4 min
- 7
Pour the prepared batter into the greased and floured tube or Bundt pan, spreading evenly.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Place the pan with the batter into a cold oven. Do not preheat the oven. Turn the oven temperature to 300°F (150°C). Bake for 80 to 90 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
⏱️ 90 min•🌡️ 300
- 9
Once baked, remove the cake from the oven and place it on a wire rack to cool completely before attempting to remove it from the pan. This can take at least an hour.
⏱️ 60 min
- 10
Once cooled, invert the pan to release the cake onto a serving plate. Slice and serve. The cake will have a crunchy outside and a very moist interior.
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Granny's Pound Cake
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons sour cream
- 1 pinch salt
- 6 large eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup heavy cream, heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract, optional
- 1 teaspoon butter extract
Instructions
- 1
Grease and flour a tube or Bundt pan. A cooking spray that contains both grease and flour can be used for convenience.
⏱️ 2 min - 2
In a large mixing bowl, add the 1 cup of room temperature butter and 3 cups of granulated sugar. Using an electric hand mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until the mixture is light and fluffy. This step should take about 2-3 minutes.
⏱️ 3 min - 3
Add 3 tablespoons of sour cream and a pinch of salt to the creamed butter and sugar mixture. Mix until just combined.
⏱️ 1 min - 4
Add 6 large eggs, one at a time, mixing thoroughly with the electric hand mixer after each egg is added until fully incorporated.
⏱️ 5 min - 5
Begin adding the 3 cups of all-purpose flour and 1 cup of heavy whipping cream alternately to the mixture. Start by adding some flour, then some cream, and continue alternating until all the flour and cream are incorporated. Ensure to start and end with the flour. Mix until just combined; do not overmix.
⏱️ 5 min - 6
Stir in 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract, 1/2 teaspoon of almond extract (if using), and 1 teaspoon of butter extract. Use a spatula to gently fold these extracts into the batter until fully incorporated. The batter should appear light.
⏱️ 4 min - 7
Pour the prepared batter into the greased and floured tube or Bundt pan, spreading evenly.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Place the pan with the batter into a cold oven. Do not preheat the oven. Turn the oven temperature to 300°F (150°C). Bake for 80 to 90 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
⏱️ 90 min•🌡️ 300 - 9
Once baked, remove the cake from the oven and place it on a wire rack to cool completely before attempting to remove it from the pan. This can take at least an hour.
⏱️ 60 min - 10
Once cooled, invert the pan to release the cake onto a serving plate. Slice and serve. The cake will have a crunchy outside and a very moist interior.
⏱️ 1 min