This post may contain affiliate butter pound cake. Deliciously soft and tender Pound Cake made from scratch.
This easy recipe produces a moist cake with a tight crumb and a crisp crust. And I especially love this one. My Vanilla Pound Cake is buttery and moist, with a tight, tender crumb and a golden, crisp crust. You only need everyday ingredients to make this beautiful cake. Traditionally, Pound Cake is a plain, dense cake made using only four ingredients: a pound of butter, a pound of sugar, a pound of eggs and a pound of flour. However, there are many different versions today with added ingredients. The result is a heavier cake than perhaps a regular Vanilla Cake, with a tight crumb.
It is usually served fresh or even toasted, with cream and berries. After recipe testing Pound Cake after Pound Cake, I finally found the perfect one. I tried all kinds of methods and ingredients, all with varying results. But there was one that stood out from the pack. With her tall crust and soft, but dense crumb, this cake is now one of my favourite things to make and eat. Test two: I slightly reduced the amount of flour and halved the baking powder and tried again.