Carolina Pound Cake Recipes

MAMA GUNN'S POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch fluted tube pan (such as a Bundt®).
• Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl; sift the flour mixture twice into a separate bowl. Cream butter, shortening, and sugar in another large bowl until smooth; stir eggs and milk into creamed mixture until thoroughly combined.
• Gradually mix flour into moist ingredients to make a smooth batter; stir lemon and vanilla extracts into batter. Continue mixing until no sugar granules are visible. Pour batter into prepared tube pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top is springy and cake is set in the center, about 90 minutes. Let cake cool in the pan until sides separate from pan; turn out onto a rack to finish cooling.

HOMEMADE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 12-cup fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
• Place sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl. Cream together using an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, or a hand mixer, on medium speed, until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating for 45 seconds after each addition. Add vanilla extract and beat for 30 seconds.
• Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg in a medium bowl. Add 1/2 of the dry ingredients to the butter and egg mixture, mixing on low speed, until just blended. Add 1/2 cup milk and beat on low speed until just blended. Scrape the sides of the bowl with a spatula between each addition. Repeat with remaining dry ingredients and milk.
• Pour batter into the prepared baking pan, filling no more than 2/3 full. Smooth the top with a spoon or a spatula.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and the cake is just starting to pull away from the sides of the pan, about 1 hour and 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 15 minutes before inverting onto a plate. Allow to cool completely before serving.

TRUE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Butter and eggs should be at room temperature before mixing.
• Weigh out one pound, or 3 ¾ cups of All-Purpose Flour
• Remove 7 Tablespoons of the flour and place back in bag.
• Add 7 Tablespoons of Corn Starch to the flour.
• Sift the flour and corn starch together, 3 to 4 times, set aside.
• Sift the Confectioners Sugar into another small mixing bowl.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened butter on high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
• Gradually add sugar to butter, beating continuously, until it's well incorporated, light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating briefly, but well, after each addition.
• Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.
• Gradually add flour, beating briefly, but well, after each addition, until mixture is smooth.
• Add flavoring, beat just until incorporated.
• Use a spatula to scrape down the sides of the bowl and fold together a time or two.
• Grease and flour pan, making sure you don't leave any lumps of flour in the corners.
• Spoon the mixture evenly into the prepared pan. Level top gently with a spoon.
• Gently spread batter up the sides and center cone of the pan, pulling batter from the middle.
• Place cake on middle rack in a COLD oven.
• Bake at 275ºF for 2 hours, or until done. Test by inserting a wooden toothpick into center of cake. Cake is done when it comes out with just a few moist crumbs attached.
• Remove pan from oven and let cool on a wire rack, for 20-30 minutes.
• Carefully flip pan over and remove cake.
• Let cake cool completely before slicing.
• Enjoy!

SOUTH CAROLINA POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Have Eggs and milk and butter at room temperature.
• Cream Crisco,butter and sugar for 15 to 20 minutes (til sugar is no longer grainy.I put one egg at a time and beat well after each egg.I alternate flour with milk by pouring some flour then some milk till all is gone.then I add 1 teaspoon baking powder and1 teaspoon Vanilla.1continue beating til all is blended.
• Bake 1 hour and 15 to 20 minutes.
• Check will tooth pick after an hour and every 5 minutes after that.

CAROLINA APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Prepare a 10" bundt pan or tube pan with shortening and a dusting of flour.
• 2. Sift flour, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl and set aside.
• 3. In the mixer, cream the sugar, eggs, and oil together until smooth.
• 4. Then add vanilla.
• 5. Add the dry ingredients a little at a time until smooth, about 2 min on medium speed.
• 6. Fold in the chopped apples and nuts stir real good to mix in well.
• 7. Pour in the prepared pan.
• 8. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
• 9. When finished remove and cool 10 min on a rack in pan.
• 10. Then convert onto a cake platter.
• 11. To prepare the glaze, over medium heat melt the butter.
• 12. Add sugar, vanilla, and stir in the milk. Stir constantly until it begins to form a thickening like consistency.
• 13. Pour over the still warm cake and allow to drizzle over the side and down inside the middle.
• 14. This delish cake can be served hot out of the oven with a side of vanilla ice cream and another drizzle of caramel sauce over the ice cream yumm some good eating.