Classic Southern Pound Cake Recipe

Name: Classic Southern Pound Cake Recipe
Cook time: 3 h 55 min
Total time: 3 h 55 min
Cuisine: Southern, American
Ingredients: 3 cups superfine or granulated sugar; 1.5 cups unsalted butter, at room temperature; 6 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature; 4 large eggs, at room temperature; 2 large egg yolks, at room temperature; .25 cup half-and-half; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Cook:3h 55min

A pound cake's beauty is its simplicity. It isn't as showy as a tall, frosted layer cake or as dramatic as a fruit-crowned upside-down cake or as cute as a cupcake. But this humble, comforting treat rises to nearly every setting, occasion, and crowd, whether served on a paper plate or on grandmother's heirloom china.

Updated at: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 17:49:35 GMT