The 1896 One Pound Pound Cake Recipes

THE 1896 ONE POUND-POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar.
• Add egg yolks, beat until thick and lemon colored.
• In seperate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
• Add egg whites, mace, flour, and brandy to egg yolk/sugar mixture.
• Beat vigorously for 5 minutes.
• Bake in deep pan at 350 degrees for 75 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean.

AMERICAN KITCHEN CLASSIC BASIC POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat the oven to 325 degrees F. Using a pastry brush, thoroughly coat an 8-1/2 x 4-1/2 x 2-3/4-inch loaf pan with 1 tbsp softened butter. Line the bottom with a rectangle of parchment.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour and salt and whisk thoroughly.
• Using a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the eggs on medium-high speed until thickened and lightened in color, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl and set aside. Clean the bowl of the stand mixer and fit it with the paddle attachment.
• Beat the butter on medium-low speed until smooth and creamy, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the vanilla extract and mix 1 minute longer. Add the sugar 1 to 2 tbsp at a time, taking about 4 minutes to add it all and scraping the bowl as needed.
• Still on medium-low speed, slowly add half of the beaten eggs, taking about 2 minutes to add them. Scrape the bowl as needed and beat for 30 seconds more.
• Reduce the speed to low and add the dry ingredients alternately with the remaining eggs (divide the flour into 3 parts and the eggs into 2 parts), mixing just until each addition is incorporated. Scrape the bowl and beat on medium low for 10 seconds more.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared pan. Smooth the top with the back of a large soup spoon, making sure to reach well into the corners. Bang the pan on the counter two times to remove any air pockets.
• Bake the cake until the top is golden-brown, the sides begin to pull away from the pan, and a thin wooden skewer inserted slightly off center into the cake (not into the crack) comes out clean, 1 hour and 20 to 25 minutes.
• During the last 15 minutes of baking, lightly spray a 12-inch strip of aluminum foil with nonstick cooking spray and rest it loosely on top of the cake. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool for at least 20 minutes before removing from the pan.
• Dust the top with confectioners' sugar and use a serrated knife to cut the cake into 1/2-inch slices.

"ONE BOWL" PERFECT POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees and grease and flour a tube or Bundt pan.
• Combine all ingredients (I prefer strawberry or lemon yogurt) in a large bowl and blend at low speed.
• Beat 3 minutes at medium speed.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake for 1 hour or until top springs back when touched lightly in center.
• Cool in pan for about 15 minutes then remove and cool completely on rack.
• Serve plain or glaze if you like.

GRANDMOTHER'S POUND CAKE II

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.

CLASSIC POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extract. Gradually add flour alternately with milk, beating just until blended. , Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 40 minutes. Cool 15 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.