Search
Classic pound cake

Classic pound cake

Based on 4 ratings

Johanna Reder

Test Kitchen Manager and Chef at Kitchen Stories

instagram.com/wasissthanna

“To make the cake even juicier, wrap it in plastic wrap after baking when it’s still warm.”

Difficulty

Easy 👌
20
min.
Preparation
50
min.
Baking
0
min.
Resting

Ingredients

Servings:-10+
300 g flour
250 sticks butter (soft)
150 g sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 eggs
1 lemon
7 g baking powder
30 ml milk
1 pinch salt
Metric
Imperial

Utensils

  • hand mixer with beaters
  • bowl (large)
  • oven
  • fine grater
  • sieve
  • loaf pan
  • wire rack

How-To Videos

How to cream butter and sugar

Homemade vanilla extract

How to zest citrus fruits

Nutrition per serving

Cal
376
Protein
6 g
Fat
22 g
Carb
39 g

  • Step 1/3

    Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F. In a bowl, beat butter, sugar, and vanilla extract until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, stirring to combine. Zest lemon and add to the bowl.
    • 250 sticks butter (soft)
    • 150 g sugar
    • 1 tsp vanilla extract
    • 4 eggs
    • 1 lemon
    • hand mixer with beaters
    • bowl (large)
    • oven
    • fine grater

    Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F. In a bowl, beat butter, sugar, and vanilla extract until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, stirring to combine. Zest lemon and add to the bowl.

  • Step 2/3

    Sift flour, baking powder, and a pinch of salt to the bowl. Then add milk and mix until smooth.
    • 300 g flour
    • 7 g baking powder
    • 1 pinch salt
    • 30 ml milk
    • sieve

    Sift flour, baking powder, and a pinch of salt to the bowl. Then add milk and mix until smooth.

  • Step 3/3

    Pour batter into a loaf pan and bake for approx. 50 min., or until golden brown. Let cool slightly in the pan before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
    • loaf pan
    • wire rack

    Pour batter into a loaf pan and bake for approx. 50 min., or until golden brown. Let cool slightly in the pan before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

More delicious ideas for you

Connect

Get the app!

Apple App StoreGoogle Play

Join

Find

Change language

Made with love in Berlin

AJNS New Media GmbH | Storkower Straße 115 | 10407 Berlin | Phone: +49 (0)30 695 182 91 | Email: hello@kitchenstories.de
Represented by Mengting Gao & Verena Hubertz
Kitchen Stories is supported by product placement