Granny's Homemade Pound Cake
Granny's Homemade Pound Cake - a rich, buttery cake that is a family favorite in Alabama.
Servings 16 servings
Calories 456kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup margarine, room temperature 2 sticks
- ½ cup butter, room temperature 1 stick
- 8 oz. cream cheese room temperature
- 6 large eggs room temperature
- 3 cups sugar
- 2 cups cake flour Such as Swans
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Grease and flour a large tube pan or 12-cup Bundt pan. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix margarine, butter, cream cheese together until fluffy with an electric mixer on medium. With mixer on low, add sugar gradually. Then add eggs, one at a time. Slowly add flour & vanilla, then mix until combined. Batter will be thick, do not overbeat. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake for 2 hrs or more at 275°F. Test cake to see if done by inserting a toothpick in the middle. If it comes out clean, the cake is done. Out of oven, let it rest at least 15 minutes. Then remove from pan.
- Pro tips: Make sure margarine, butter, cream cheese. Eggs are at room temp. Put a little pan of water under your cake when it is cooking to keep moist. Start in cold oven. When you put the cake in oven then turn it on.
Nutrition
Calories: 456kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 92mg | Sodium: 254mg | Potassium: 72mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 964IU | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg