Best 8 Grannys Pound Cake Recipes

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Indulge in the delectable classic, Granny's Pound Cake, a timeless recipe passed down through generations. It embodies the essence of comfort and nostalgia, promising a moist, buttery, and melt-in-your-mouth experience. This beloved cake boasts a rich history, originating in the kitchens of our grandmothers, who meticulously crafted it with love and care. Prepare to embark on a delightful journey as we unveil the secrets behind this cherished recipe, ensuring a perfect pound cake every time. From the creaming of butter and sugar to the gentle folding of egg whites, each step is meticulously explained, guiding you towards a culinary masterpiece. Whether you prefer a classic vanilla pound cake or crave a zesty lemon variation, this article has it all. Discover the magic of Granny's Pound Cake, a true testament to tradition and culinary expertise.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

GRANNY CAKE I



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This cake recipe is easy to make, using pineapple for a fruity cake and also makes a glaze that helps deliver a cake that is very moist.

Provided by Kitty

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Sheet Cake Recipes

Time 55m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 eggs
1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup packed light brown sugar
½ cup chopped walnuts
½ cup butter
½ cup white sugar
½ cup evaporated milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Mix the eggs, undrained crushed pineapple, flour, 1 cup of the white sugar, baking soda, salt, and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla together and stir until just combined. Pour batter into one ungreased 9x13 inch baking pan.
  • Combine the light brown sugar and the chopped nuts. Sprinkle over the top of the cake batter. Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 35 minutes or until cake tests done. Remove cake from oven and pour topping over hot cake.
  • To Make Topping: In a small saucepan combine the butter or margarine, the evaporated milk, the remaining 1/2 cup of the white sugar, and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla. Cook over medium low heat, stirring occasionally until sugar is dissolved. Mixture will be thin. Pour over hot cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 181.6 calories, Carbohydrate 29.5 g, Cholesterol 27.2 mg, Fat 6.4 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 2.5 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 189.8 mg, Sugar 21 g

GRANDMA'S SOUR CREAM POUND CAKE



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This is a recipe the whole family loves. It's always a hit!

Provided by LVJOANNE

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Pound Cake Recipes

Time 2h

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 cups butter, softened
3 cups white sugar
6 eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 pinch ground mace
1 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar, or as needed

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9- or 10-inch fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®.
  • Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy and noticeably lighter in color. Add room-temperature eggs 1 at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the butter mixture before adding the next. Beat in vanilla with the last egg.
  • Mix together flour, baking soda, salt, and mace in a bowl. Add flour mixture to the butter-egg mixture alternately with sour cream, mixing until just incorporated. Transfer batter to the prepared pan and spread to smooth top.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Cool for at least 10 minutes before inverting pan onto a cooling rack, and tapping out the cake. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 494.3 calories, Carbohydrate 56.7 g, Cholesterol 137.1 mg, Fat 28.1 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 5.5 g, SaturatedFat 17.1 g, Sodium 290.2 mg, Sugar 38.2 g

GRANDMA'S POUND CAKE



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After making more of these pound cakes than I can count over the holidays, I've decided to share this fabulous recipe. This is my grandmother's, and it definitely packs on the pounds! Don't leave this lying around your house, because you will eat it all! I also decorate the top with colored sugars depending on the holiday or event.

Provided by Braelyn

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Pound Cake Recipes

Time 2h10m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup unsalted butter, softened
3 cups white sugar
6 large eggs, at room temperature
3 cups all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon baking soda
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 tablespoons powdered sugar, or to taste

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
  • Beat butter with an electric mixer until soft and creamy, scraping the sides of the bowl as you go, about 2 minutes. Gradually add in sugar on medium speed. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition until the yellow disappears from the previous one.
  • Combine flour and baking soda in a bowl. Add sour cream to the creamed butter mixture alternately with the flour, ending with sour cream. Beat in vanilla and almond extract just until combined. Pour batter into the prepared cake pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool, about 30 minutes. Dust with powdered sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 526 calories, Carbohydrate 76.1 g, Cholesterol 142 mg, Fat 22.1 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 7.1 g, SaturatedFat 13 g, Sodium 74 mg, Sugar 51.5 g

GRANDMOTHER'S POUND CAKE II



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This recipe is over 100 years old and is the original kind of pound cake: it contains 1 pound each of butter, sugar, eggs and flour and contains no salt, baking powder or flavoring (but flavoring such as vanilla extract or almond extract can be added if desired!)

Provided by WHOLEGRAINWOMAN

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Pound Cake Recipes

Time 1h40m

Yield 30

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 cups butter
3 cups white sugar
6 eggs
4 cups all-purpose flour
⅔ cup milk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 3 - 8x4 inch loaf pans, then line with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Beat in the flour alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated.
  • Pour batter evenly into prepared loaf pans. Bake in the preheated oven for 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean. After removing them from the oven, immediately loosen cake edges with a knife. Allow to cool in pans for 10 minutes, then remove from the pans. Strip off the parchment paper and cool completely on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 263.6 calories, Carbohydrate 33.1 g, Cholesterol 70.2 mg, Fat 13.5 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 3.3 g, SaturatedFat 8.2 g, Sodium 103.7 mg, Sugar 20.4 g

GRANNY FOSTER'S SIMPLE POUND CAKE



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True pound cake doesn't include leavening, meaning that it gets all its lift from eggs and the air that is incorporated into the batter when creaming the butter and sugar. For best results, bring the ingredients to room temperature before you begin. Granny's old-fashioned pound cake is true to its name, calling for a pound each of butter, eggs, flour, and sugar. Proof that "plain" can be a beautiful thing.

Yield makes one 10-inch bundt or tube cake/serves 10 to 12

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 1/2 cups sugar (about 1 pound)
1 pound (4 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
7 large eggs (about 1 pound)
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (about 1 pound)
3/4 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 325°F. Lightly grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt or tube pan. Have all the ingredients at room temperature before you begin.
  • Cream the sugar, butter, and salt in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes (see Know-how, page 315). Add the eggs one at a time, beating well and scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition.
  • Add the flour to the butter mixture in thirds, alternating with the cream and beginning and ending with the flour, stopping to scrape down the bowl several times and stirring just until all is incorporated. Do not overmix. Add the vanilla and nutmeg and stir to combine.
  • Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly. Give the pan a rap on the counter to settle the batter and get rid of any air bubbles. Place the pan on the center rack of the oven and bake for 1 hour, undisturbed. Check the cake, rotate the pan, and bake for another 15 to 20 minutes, or until the cake is golden brown and a wooden skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Remove the cake from the oven and cool in the pan for 15 to 20 minutes. Run a small knife around the outer and inner edges of the pan before turning the cake out onto a baking rack to cool. Slice and serve warm or at room temperature.
  • This sticky-sweet treat brings out the kid in everyone, especially when served with a cool, tall glass of milk.
  • Makes 1 sandwich
  • Take 2 thin slices of Granny Foster's Simple Pound Cake (recipe above) and spread 1 slice with your favorite creamy caramel sauce. Sandwich the slices together and lightly coat the exterior of each with soft unsalted butter.
  • Place the sandwich in a hot skillet and cook until the cake is toasted and light golden on both sides and the caramel is gooey and warm in the center. Serve warm topped with soft vanilla or dulce de leche ice cream.
  • The first step in making most butter-based cakes, quick breads, and cookies is to cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy before beating in the eggs. This deceptively easy process-in which, essentially, lots of air is mixed into the batter-actually plays an important role in giving baked goods lots of lift and a nice, soft crumb. This is especially important in recipes like this pound cake, where eggs and air are the only leavening agents and must do all the "heavy lifting" on their own. Here's the idea: cream the butter and sugar on high speed until the texture turns from creamy and grainy to fluffy and smooth and the color lightens by a shade or two. This takes a good 3 minutes or more, so don't rush this part of the process. A general rule of thumb is that the more you beat the sugar, butter, and eggs, the better-but as soon as you add the flour, it's a completely different story. Once the flour is in the picture, the batter should be mixed as little as possible so it doesn't toughen.

GRANDMOTHER'S POUND CAKE



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The recipe is from Fannie Farmer Cookbook (1972 edition). It is a buttery dense cake. I have been making it for years. My family loves this cake. My daughter is especially fond of the ends. I have made it to serve plain or as an ice cream cake topped with a frozen fruit mixture. You must use an electric mixer to get the batter light and fluffy.

Provided by Chef Hot Pans

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 10-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 cup butter (no substitutes)
1 2/3 cups sugar
5 eggs
2 cups pastry flour or 2 cups cake flour
1/4 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Set oven at 300 degrees.
  • Butter and flour 1 large or 2 small loaf pans.
  • Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Beat in eggs one at a time.
  • When creamy fold in the flour and salt.
  • Spoon in pan/pans.
  • Bake for 1 1/2 hours.

GRANNY'S POUND CAKE



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This is my Granny's pound cake. One year my dad took one to work with him. All of the men he worked with were asking him if they could buy a cake from Granny. She sold those cakes for $20 each and had to tell my dad she wasn't making any more before they left her alone. That's how she got her Christmas money that year, and it was a very good Christmas. She passed away about 2 years ago, and I thought this recipe was lost. Fortunately my Grandma had it and now I have it. Here it is.

Provided by Stephanie

Categories     Dessert

Time 2h15m

Yield 1 cake, 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup margarine, softened
1/2 cup shortening
3 cups sugar
1 cup condensed milk
3 cups all-purpose flour or 3 cups cake flour
6 large eggs, at room temperature

Steps:

  • DO NOT PREHEAT THE OVEN.
  • Mix butter and shortening until lightly mixed.
  • Mix sugar in one cup at a time.
  • Mix eggs in one at a time.
  • Mix milk and flour in alternately.
  • Grease bunt pan and pour in batter.
  • Put your batter in a COLD oven.
  • Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour and 30 minutes, or till toothpick comes out clean.
  • Remove from oven and then from pan.
  • "Sweat" the cake, by wrapping it in wax paper and tinfoil, until it cools. This will make it moist. It won't be anywhere near as good if you don't do this.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 7637.4, Fat 344.1, SaturatedFat 83.8, Cholesterol 1373, Sodium 2943.5, Carbohydrate 1056.8, Fiber 10.1, Sugar 769.2, Protein 102.7

GRANDMA'S POUND CAKE



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The PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese adds flavor and texture to this old fashioned dessert!

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Baking Ingredients

Time 1h15m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 cups flour
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
6 eggs

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350ºF.
  • Mix flour and baking powder; set aside. Beat cream cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each until blended. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until blended.
  • Pour into 12-cup fluted tube or 10-inch tube pan sprayed with cooking spray.
  • Bake 1 hour or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 min. Loosen cake from sides of pan with knife. Invert cake onto wire rack; gently remove pan. Cool cake completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 440, Fat 24 g, SaturatedFat 14 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 160 mg, Sodium 360 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 7 g

Tips:

  • Use room temperature ingredients: This helps the ingredients blend together more easily and results in a smoother cake.
  • Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy: This incorporates air into the mixture, which makes the cake lighter and more tender.
  • Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition: This helps prevent the cake from curdling.
  • Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined: Overmixing can result in a tough cake.
  • Pour the batter into a greased and floured bundt pan: This helps prevent the cake from sticking.
  • Bake the cake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean: Do not overbake the cake, as this will make it dry.
  • Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before inverting it onto a wire rack: This helps prevent the cake from breaking.
  • Dust the cake with powdered sugar before serving: This adds a finishing touch and makes the cake look more elegant.

Conclusion:

Granny's pound cake is a classic recipe that is easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser. With its moist, tender crumb and sweet, buttery flavor, this cake is perfect for any occasion. Whether you're serving it for breakfast, dessert, or a special occasion, this cake is sure to be a hit. So next time you're looking for a simple yet delicious cake recipe, give Granny's pound cake a try. You won't be disappointed!

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