Old Fashioned Butter Pound Cake Recipe

Step 1

Start by preheating your oven to 325 F then liberally spray a 10 cup bundt pan with non-stick baking spray.

Step 2

In your stand mixer bowl, add butter, salt and sugar and mix for 3-4 minutes on high speed until very pale yellow and fluffy.

Step 3

Next add eggs, one at a time, then vanilla extract combining well after each addition and scraping down the sides of your bowl as needed.

Step 4

Turn your mixer down to its lowest speed, and slowly add flour into batter in two increments.  Be careful not to overbeat.

Step 5

Lastly add in whipping cream, scrape down sides and mix until just combined and turn off mixer.

Step 6

Pour cake batter into prepared bundt pan, and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes to 1 hour and 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.

Step 7

Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes then invert cake on serving plate for at least an hour or until the cake is cool to touch.