Butter Pound Cake recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup butter
6 eggs
3 cups white sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 pint heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons lemon extract

Nutrition Info

531.9 calories
carbohydrate: 64.5 g
cholesterol: 161.2 mg
fat: 28.1 g
fiber: 0.7 g
protein: 6.3 g
saturatedFat: 16.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 137 mg
sugar: 43.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9 or 10 inch tube pan.

  2. With an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time and mix well.

  3. Introduce the flour, one cup at a time while adding cream a little at a time until all flour and cream is mixed in well.

  4. Add the vanilla and lemon flavoring and blend well. Pour batter into prepared pan.

  5. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 1-1/2 hours or until center springs back from small amount of pressure. Immediately turn out on cake rack to cool.

Recipe Yield

1 9- or 10-inch tube pan

Recipe Note

This is a real rich pound cake which is tasty alone or with ice cream or a fruit topping such as peaches.

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