American•comfort
Easy Pound Cake
This easy pound cake recipe is perfect for beginner bakers and anyone who wants the taste of an old childhood classic with half the effort.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 cup butter ((see notes))
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup full-fat milk
- 6 large eggs ((see notes))
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder ((see notes))
- 1 tsp baking soda ((see notes))
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees farenheit.
- 2
Grease the loaf pan.
- 3
Cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer. (see notes)
- 4
Mix in the vanilla extract, milk, and sour cream untill well combined.
- 5
Next, add the flour and the eggs, alternating the wet and dry ingredients, and mix until everything is combined.
- 6
Pour into a greased pan and bake 30-40 minutes till you can insert a cake tester and it comes out clean