Miss Berthas Pound Cake Recipes

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.

MISS ELLEN'S POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and flour loaf pan. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Cream butter until soft, smooth, and fluffy. Add sugar a little at a time, beating until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time. Beat well after each egg.
• Stir in flour, salt, and vanilla with spoon. Mix well.
• Spoon batter into loaf pan and smooth top with spatula.
• Bake cake for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hrs and test with toothpick.
• Let cool in pan for 10 minutes.
• Slide blade of metal spatula around edge of cake to loosen from pan. Turn upside down and gently lift of pan.

MISS BERTHA'S POUND CAKE

Steps:

• I cream butter, oleo and Crisco. Add sugar. Add eggs 1 at a time. Sift flour. Add flour and baking powder to mixture alternately with milk. Add eggs 1 at a time. Bake at 350* for about an hour.

CLASSIC POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 10- cup bundt pan liberally with nonstick spray and set aside.
• In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment mix the butter and sugar together for 2 minutes until light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing until combined, scraping the sides as needed.
• Turn the mixer to low and add in the flour slowly until combined, again scraping the sides to ensure everything is combined evenly.
• Spread the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 70-80 minutes, or until a knife inserted comes out clean. If you notice it is browning too much on the top, tent with foil.
• Allow the cake to cool in the pan for about 20 minutes and then release onto a wire rack to cool completely.

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.