This is a very old recipe that’s been in the family for many years and it’s so good! These instructions are written in detail for someone who’s never made a pound cake.
This is an easy to follow pound cake recipe that is tried and truly amazing!
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Gramma's Pound Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 1 cup Self-rising Flour
- 2 cups plain flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1 dash salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
Instructions
- It's very important that all the ingredients be at room temperature.
- Cream butter and sugar together.
- Mix flours and salt in another bowl and then add 1/6th of the flour and an egg consecutively to the sugar mixture.
- I leave the mixer on low and alternate with the last 1/6th of the flour going in after the last egg.
- Add the milk slowly while mixing, add the flavorings and the zest if you're adding the lemon zest.
- Pour evenly into a tube pan that's been greased. I use coconut oil, and glob it on, then I shake in powdered sugar.
- You can use flour, but the sugar leaves a sweet taste on the outside of the cake instead of flour taste, and it works very well.
- Put in cold oven on center rack, set oven to 325 for 90 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Sandy says
What do you eat with this? Ie. Strawberries, peaches?
Rosena Ahrlett says
Strawberries
Pamela Bentley says
Do u have go use the self rising flour
joanne says
I to am confussed when do you add the other 5 eggs
Debbie says
I make a similar cake and after you cream the butter and sugar, I add one egg at a time and mixing for about a minute each time you add an egg, I then begin with adding some flour and mix well them add some milk. Begin and end with flour. Add vanilla at the end and mix well. Hope this helps! ~Debbie~
Sharon Gunderman Dennis says
i don’t like lemon can i leave it out?
Vida Recipes says
yes
Rebecca says
It gives a crusty outside by putting in a cold oven.
Patricia Quijano says
Mahalo’s for all your wonderful recipes & tips.
Appreciate it. It makes my get together pot lucks with good complements.
Aloha!
Cookie Perez says
How long do I cool the cake before I take it out of the pan
Michele Jesse says
Is there any substitute for self rising flour?
Vida Recipes says
Self-rising flour is all-purpose flour with baking powder and salt added. To make your own, combine 1 cup of all-purpose flour with 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
Tina Vandeweghe says
Thank you for letting us know how to make self rising flour!
Vida Recipes says
you’re welcome
Faye Sylvester says
I am very excited, lost my mothers recipe and this one is very similar (I have looked over every pound cake recip over the years). Can’t wait to try. Thanks
Vida Recipes says
you’re welcome
Susan LeBrun says
Confused your recipe says mix flours then next set is mix 1/6 flour with egg and repeat why not just mix flour then add was etc will it make difference if not done according to the recipe
Vida Recipes says
You add 1/6 of the flour mixture and then 1 egg to the sugar/butter mixture. You then keep alternating flour, then egg. Yes it has to be done this way.
Tina says
Why do u put in a cold oven.?