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    Home » Recipes » Cake & Cupcakes

    Butter Pound Cake

    Published: Jul 3, 2015 · Last Modified: Jul 14, 2022 by Jessica · 39 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links

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    This butter pound cake has such a wonderful velvet-y texture and is loaded with lots of buttery and vanilla flavor.

    Butter Pound Cake - Sprinkle Some Sugar

    If you have been searching for the perfect pound cake recipe, look no further. This butter pound cake is one of my favorite cakes I've ever made! Like, ever. This will be your HOLY GRAIL recipe for pound cake. It's buttery, rich and has the most perfect texture. Velvety smooth with a very light crumb but very dense like a good pound cake should be. It practically melts in your mouth.

    Butter Pound Cake - Sprinkle Some Sugar

    You know those desserts you make and you have a little sliver here.. a little sliver there and before you know it you ate practically half of it? This is one of those desserts. It's insane how addicting this cake is! My family and I loved it so much that I made it 3 times in 2 weeks. That's a lot of cake! All of those calories were so worth it though.

    Butter Pound Cake - Sprinkle Some Sugar

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    Butter Pound Cake - Sprinkle Some Sugar

    Butter Pound Cake

    Jessica
    This butter pound cake has such a wonderful velvet-y texture and is loaded with lots of buttery and vanilla flavor.
    5 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 1 hr 30 mins
    Total Time 1 hr 40 mins
    Course Dessert
    Servings 12 slices

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 8 oz package cream cheese room temperature
    • 1 ½ cups unsalted butter room temperature
    • 3 cups granulated sugar
    • 6 eggs room temperature
    • 3 cups cake flour
    • 1 tbs vanilla extract

    Instructions
     

    • Grease and flour a bundt pan very well, set aside.
    • In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or using a hand mixer), cream butter and cream cheese together until smooth with no lumps. Pour sugar slowly into running mixer in a steady stream and beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
    • Add eggs one at a time beating very well after each addition, at least one minute per egg. This step is crucial for the best texture. Add vanilla. Incorporate flour and mix until just combined. Do not over mix!
    • Pour batter into prepared bundt pan and place into cold oven. Turn oven to 300 degrees and bake for 80-90 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Once cake is done, release the edges with a butter knife. Allow cake to cool in pan for 10 minutes before inverting onto a cooling rack to finish cooling completely.
    • Butter Pound Cake will stay fresh for up to 4 days stored in an airtight container at room temperature

    The provided nutritional information is an estimate per serving. Accuracy is not guaranteed.

    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was! Leave a comment below & tag @sprinkle_some_sugar on instagram!

    Recipe adapted from Allrecipes.

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    1. Cheryl says

      June 12, 2022 at 1:28 pm

      Recipe printed for the butter amount isn't correct. How much butter?

      Reply
      • Jessica says

        July 14, 2022 at 9:49 am

        1 1/2 cups or 3 sticks. I hope this helps!

        Reply
    2. Vicki says

      July 25, 2021 at 5:51 pm

      5 stars
      I have made this pound cake multiple times and every time it is more heavenly than I even remember!😇

      Reply
    3. Sheryl says

      November 28, 2019 at 3:00 am

      I made this pound cake tonight it came out great haven’t tried it yet since its for thanksgiving can’t wait until tomorrow.

      Reply
      • Jessica says

        December 27, 2019 at 4:40 pm

        I hope you loved it!

        Reply
    4. Jocelin A. says

      August 26, 2019 at 10:45 pm

      This is the first pound cake that I ever made and it is very moist and delicious! After reading a few of the comments, I only added 2 1/2 cups of sugar and did not use all of the batter (afraid of overflow). However, it came out PERFECT and I highly recommend this recipe for beginners. I guarantee that it will be your first and last pound cake recipe. THANK YOU 🙂

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      • Jessica says

        September 05, 2019 at 5:25 pm

        Thank you so much for the great feedback, Jocelin! I agree, this recipe is definitely a keeper!!

        Reply
    5. Pearl says

      December 24, 2018 at 8:50 pm

      I just baked this, though I added the juice of a lemon and 2teaspoon baking powder.

      Reply
      • Jessica says

        December 26, 2018 at 6:03 pm

        Yum!

        Reply
    6. BRITTANY says

      October 09, 2018 at 4:54 pm

      Hello, what size pan did you use for this recipe?

      Reply
      • Jessica says

        October 23, 2018 at 9:58 am

        Standard bundt pan

        Reply
    7. Mrs. Ira says

      July 07, 2018 at 11:52 pm

      Hi Jessica,

      I made this cake today. It looks great and taste delicious, but when I cut it some of it looks wet. I wish I could send you a picture. I followed the recipe. Will you please give me tips to keep this from happening?

      Thanks

      Reply
    8. Makeba says

      July 04, 2018 at 6:50 pm

      I made it last night with all purpose flour, half almond flavor and half vanilla flavor for the tablespoon of flavor, only 2 cups of sugar rather than 3, and it was still delicious, like moms! Thanks!

      Reply
    9. Jody says

      March 30, 2018 at 10:07 pm

      Can I use all purpose flour?

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      • Jessica says

        April 05, 2018 at 9:47 am

        All purpose flour may be too heavy for this cake, as it is already a dense cake. The cake flour gives it the soft texture.

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    10. Rita says

      February 05, 2018 at 9:52 am

      Hi Jessica,
      I cannot find cake flour here. Can I use self-rising cake flour instead ?
      Thanks,Rita

      Reply
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