Box Cake Moist Pound Cake Recipes

CLASSIC POUND CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease an 8x4 loaf pan.
• Cream butter, vanilla and sugar until very light and fluffy, about 7-8 minutes. Add eggs one at a time and beat to combine.
• Combine flour and salt. Add flour mixture a little bit at a time, beating just until combined.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool completely.

SUPER-MOIST CAKE MIX LEMON POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F and grease bundt pan.
• Combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water and oil in large bowl. Beat at medium speed with electric mixer for 2 minutes. Pour into pan.
• Bake at 350°F for 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. (I cook mine for 50 mins.) Cool in pan 25 minutes. Invert onto heat resistant serving plate. Cool completely.
• For glaze, place frosting in microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high power 10 to 15 seconds. Stir until smooth. Repeat if necessary. Do not over heat. Add Lemon extract one teaspoon at a time until desired flavor is reached. Stir well. (I use 2 teaspoons for a moderate lemon taste. Add more according to preference.) Drizzle over cake.

SOUR CREAM POUND CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream and vanilla. Beat on low just until blended. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. , Bake at 325° for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pan 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar if desired.

THE BEST AND RICHEST POUND CAKE FROM A MIX

Steps:

• Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350°.
• Lightly grease a 10-inch tube pan with vegetable shortening, then dust it with flour.
• Place the butter and oil in a large mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer on medium-low speed until creamy, 1 minute.
• Add the sugar and beat until creamy, 1 to 2 minutes longer.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, beating each until the yolks of the eggs have just been incorporated.
• Add cake mix, 1 cup of flour, sour cream, evaporated milk, and vanilla.
• Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat until the batter is thick and well blended, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes longer, scraping down the side of the bowl if necessary.
• Pour the batter into the prepared tube pan, and bake the cake until it is golden brown and springs back when lightly pressed with a finger, 60 to 65 minutes.
• Remove the tube pan from the oven and place it on a wire rack to cool for 20 minutes.
• Run a dinner knife around the edge of the cake, shake it gently to loosen it, and invert onto a rack, then invert it again onto another rack so that the cake is right side up.
• Allow the cake to cool completely, 20 minutes longer.

HOW TO TURN A BOX CAKE MIX INTO A POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Then, grease the bundt pan.
• Using a stand mixer fitted with a wire whisk attachment, cream the bowl's butter and sugar at medium-high speed until combined and fluffy.
• At medium speed, gradually add the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and lemon extract. Add in the milk and sour cream.
• Add the cake mix and flour and beat until it is well incorporated. Pour the batter into the bundt pan.
• Put the bundt pan in the preheated oven and bake for 55 minutes. Take the pan out of the conventional oven and cool in the pan for 10 minutes; invert pan to a wire rack.

POUND CAKE FROM CAKE MIX

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray pan with vegetable pan spray.
• In a large bowl, or in the bowl of a stand mixer, combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water and oil. Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer for 2 minutes. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 50-55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes; remove from pan and place onto wire rack to cool completely.
• In a small bowl, whisk together powdered sugar and milk until sugar is completely dissolved. Divide glaze into 6 separate bowls.
• Using icing colors, tint glaze as follows:1 bowl pink (use Pink Icing Color)1 bowl yellow (use Lemon Yellow Icing Color)1 bowl green (combine Kelly Green and Sky Blue Icing Colors)1 bowl teal (combine Sky Blue and Kelly Green Icing Colors)1 bowl periwinkle (combine Violet and Sky Blue Icing Colors)1 bowl white
• Prepare 6 decorating bags, separately, with pink, yellow, green, teal, periwinkle and white glaze. Cut small tip off each bag.
• Pipe drops of white glaze over top of cake. Alternate piping colored glaze and white glaze, allowing icing to drip down sides of cake. Continue filling in gaps. Tap cake on surface to help icing drip, if needed.

MOIST CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Grease and flour a 10-in. tube pan. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and cream cheese until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. In a small bowl, whisk flour and baking powder. Gradually beat into creamed mixture. Transfer to prepare pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 80-90 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Serve with desired toppings.