Grandmother's Pound Cake Recipe

Name: Grandmother's Pound Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: Serves 1 or more
Ingredients: 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter; 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar; 4 large eggs; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon salt

Indulge in this decadent pound cake, a timeless recipe from the 1972 Fannie Farmer cookbook! This buttery, dense, and incredibly moist cake has been a family favorite for generations. Its rich texture and subtle sweetness make it perfect served plain, as an ice cream cake, or topped with a vibrant frozen fruit mixture. My daughter especially loves the perfectly browned edges – you will too! An electric mixer is essential for achieving the light and fluffy batter.

Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 60 mins

Calories 427.7 kcal

Protein 11g

Rating 5.0 (4 Reviews)

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Recipe adapted from Food.com. Standardized by Forktionary.

Ingredients for Grandmother's Pound Cake

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
4 large eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt

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How to Make Grandmother's Pound Cake

Preheat oven to 300°F (150°C).
Grease and flour one 9x5 inch loaf pan or two smaller loaf pans.
Cream together 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter and 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar until light and fluffy (about 5 minutes with an electric mixer).
Beat in 4 large eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
In a separate bowl, whisk together 3 cups all-purpose flour and 1 teaspoon salt.
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, folding gently until just combined. Be careful not to overmix.
Spoon batter into prepared loaf pan(s).
Bake for 60-75 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Check at 60 minutes and cover with foil if browning too quickly.
Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes before inverting it onto a wire rack to cool completely.