How to Make four different types of pound cake

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Pound Cake

Pound cake is a great desert to serve with fruit or glaze with icing. There are many variations on the pound cake recipe. Here are four different recipes for pound cake. Try one for your family tonight.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

One of these recipes.
Flour
Butter
Sugar
Eggs
Baking Powder
Baking Soda
Salt
Milk
Baking Spray
Fruit (optional)

Step 1

Recipe 1: (Cream Cheese Pound cake) 2 sticks butter 1 (8 oz.) cream cheese 3 cups sugar dash of salt 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla 6 eggs 3 cups sifted cake flour
Cream butter,sugar and cheese until fluffy. Add vanilla and salt and beat well. Stir in flour. Spoon mixture into greased pan and bake at 325 F. for and hour and 30 minutes or til done.
Step 2

Pound Cake Recipe 2: (Pound Cake) 4 sticks margarine=(2 cups) one 16 oz. box of powdered sugar 6 eggs 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon almond extract Cream together the margarine and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs,one at a time, beating well after each egg is added. Fill the sugar box with flour and fold into the creamed sugar-egg mixture. Add almond flavoring.Pour into greased tube pan and bake at 300 F. for 1 hour and 30 minutes.Cool in pan on a rack before covering.
Step 3

Pound Cake Recipe 3: (Pound Cake)2 sticks margarine 5 eggs 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 1/2 cups flour 1 teaspoon vanilla or lemon extract 1/8 teaspoon salt
Mix sugar, margarine,and one egg at a time. Add flour, vanilla and salt. Bake in a bunt pan one hour and 30 minutes at 350 F.
Step 4

Pound Cake Recipe 4: (Coconut Pound Cake) 1 cup vegetable oil 2 cups sugar 5 eggs 1/2 cup milk 2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup coconut 1 tablespoon vanilla 1 teaspoon coconut extract
Cream together oil, sugar, eggs and milk. Sift together and add flour, baking powder and salt. Add coconut extract and vanilla. Bake in a bunt pan at 350 F. for 1 hour or until cake is done.
Step 5

Vanilla Glaze for pound cakes.
1/2 cup buttermilk 1 tablespoon light corn syrup 1/2 cup margarine 1 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
In medium sauce pan beat slowly until boiling (2 minutes). Take off of the burner. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Pour over cake while still in pan; let set until cake absorbs glaze.

Comments

mcccmu said

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on 4/4/2009 I love pound cake and I've been looking for a good recipe - thanks! I like to use slices of pound cake as a base for strawberry shortcake - I'm going to have to try that with one of these!! 5*'s

MotherDove said

on 3/18/2009 I just have to say - wow! Everything you wanted to know about pound cake packed into one well-written article. Thanks so much for this guide.