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Homemade Southern Poundcake

Delicious vanilla pound cake recipe that is easy to make and made from simple ingredients.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Servings: 12 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups Unsalted Butter 3 sticks
  • 3 cups Sugar
  • 6 Eggs
  • 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1/2 tsp Almond Extract
  • 3 cups All purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup Whole milk

Equipment

  • 1 Bundt pan or 2 loaf pans
  • 1 Stand Mixer
  • Spatula
  • 1 Glass Mixing Bowl
  • Measuring cups and spoons

Method
 

  1. Start by allowing all of the ingredients to come to room temperature.
  2. Pre Heat the oven to 325° F
  3. Prepare a bundt pan or two loaf pans.
  4. Cream the sugar and butter together in a stand mixer on medium speed until the butter is light and fluffy. This will take around 3 minutes.
  5. Turn the mixer to low speed, and add the eggs in 1 at a time. Make sure each egg is incorporated prior to adding another egg.
  6. Add the vanilla extract and almond extract to the batter.
  7. Meanwhile in a separate bowl sift the flour, salt, and nutmeg together.
  8. Add the flour mixture to the batter a little at a time making sure it's well incorporated.
  9. Add the milk to the batter, and mix until it all comes together.
  10. Pour the batter into your prepared pan.
  11. Bake at 325° F for around 90 minutes. Start checking the cake at 80 minutes to see if it's done. Insert a toothpick into the middle of the cake to see if it comes clean .
  12. Remove the cake from the oven, and let it cool for 5 minutes before removing it from the pan to cool completely .