OLD SCHOOL SOUTHERN BUTTER POUND CAKE

Old School Southern Butter Pound Cake is moist, tender, and loaded with a buttery flavor. It’s perfect on its own or served any number of ways!

Don’t underestimate a pound cake. Although at first glance, a pound cake doesn’t appear to be very exciting it can be dressed up and served in the most elegant and delicious ways!

I have a few tips and tricks on how to make a perfect traditional pound cake for you!

The simplicity of pound cake is part of why I love it so much. Pound cake pairs well with fresh or grilled fruit, ice cream, fruit sauce, and whipped cream. You may also enjoy it with chocolate sauce, lemon sauce, or caramel sauce. Certainly, it’s good all by itself!

After I have reviewed so many pound cakes already, it’s hard to think there are still some classics that I have tested. I found this recipe in an old church cookbook. It contains all butter, vanilla, and almonds extracts, and all-purpose as well as cake flour. Those combinations make it unique from any other pound cake I’ve tested already.

OLD SCHOOL SOUTHERN BUTTER POUND CAKE

A pound cake should be tender, moist, and have a fine crumb. Some, but not all, have a crusty top, which is my favorite.

The two main factors of making a perfect pound cake are having room temperature ingredients and correctly mixing the ingredients. Although, I have more tips and I’ll list them for you below.

This is an old-school, traditional pound cake. It does not contain baking powder or baking soda. Instead, it is leavened, traditionally, with eggs. This method requires a longer creaming period (‘creaming’ is mixing the fat with sugar) so that air mixes into the batter and lifts it properly.

TIPS FOR SUCCESS!

As with any recipe, read the ingredients and instructions through completely before starting. Make sure you have all the ingredients, that the ingredients that need to be at room temperature are at room temperature, and that you have the correct equipment.

• Do not use margarine.
• Do not use low fat or fat-free cream cheese.
• I wrote a very detailed post on How to Bake the Perfect Pound Cake. I recommend you hop over and read it.
• For best flavor use pure vanilla and almond extracts, not imitation.
• Additionally, you can substitute vanilla extract for all almond or other flavors like lemon, almond, and coconut. Simply keep the total amount the same.
• As well, I recommend calibrating your oven once a year. Read How to Calibrate your Oven here.

PANS AND SUCH

I sit my pound cakes on a cookie sheet to bake. Sitting the pan on a cookie sheet may affect the baking time. As well, using a light versus a dark tube pan will affect baking times. For my cakes, I bake in a light pan on a round cookie sheet.

I’m not a fan of non-stick spray for pound cakes. Some of the sides always stick pulling off that crust that I worked so hard to create. Instead, I like to use solid vegetable shortening and follow that with a dusting of granulated sugar. (Yes, sugar. Sugar doesn’t leave any white areas on the cake.) Alternately, I like the Wilton cake release. (When I started this pound cake series, I did use non-stick spray. However, after making so many and trying other methods, I do not use non-stick spray for cakes now. I have tried to go back and update those posts, but may have missed some.)

HOW DO YOU STORE LEFTOVER POUND CAKE

I recommend storing leftover pound cake on the counter at room temperature in an airtight container. Therefore, I wrap it in plastic wrap or cut it into slices and keep it in a covered cake plate. Furthermore, it will last anywhere from 3 to 4 days at room temperature or 5 to 7 days in the refrigerator.

CAN I FREEZE POUND CAKE?

You can freeze a pound cake with great success. Wrap it up tightly with aluminum foil or plastic freezer wrap and store it in the freezer for 4 to 6 months.

HERE ARE SOME OF MY POPULAR POUND CAKE RECIPES.

You can get them ALL here!

1. Fig Preserve Pound Cake
2. Key Lime Marbled Pound Cake
3. Old Fashioned Blue Ribbon Pound Cake
4. Strawberry & Cream Pound Cake
5. Amaretto Peach Upside Down Pound Cake
6. Fresh Strawberry Pound Cake
7. Butterbeer Pound Cake
8. Tiramisu Pound Cake
9. Orange Creamsicle Pound Cake
10. Citrus Pound Cake
11. Woodford Reserve Bourbon Cake 
12. Fig Preserve Pound Cake
13. Hummingbird Cake Pound Cake