Southern Pound Cake
Southern Pound Cake is beautiful, rich and a classic worth raving about! It's buttery and soft on the inside with a thick crumbly top that makes it totally irresistible. This cake made with simple ingredients is the star of any meal and perfect for the holidays and family celebrations.
Servings: 1 cake
Ingredients
- 3 cups sugar
- 2 sticks unsalted butter - room temperature
- ½ cup (½ stick) vegetable shortening
- 5 large eggs - room temperature
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 3 cups A/P flour sifted
- dash of salt
- 1 cup whole milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a tube pan and set aside.
- Add butter, sugar, and shortening to the bowl of a stand mixer and cream for about 5 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well.
- While mixer is on low, add vanilla and dash of salt.
- With the mixer on low, add in flour and milk, alternating each - starting and stopping with flour.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for approximately 1 hour or up to 1:15 hours. Check if done with a cake tester or wooden skewer.
- Let cool for 15 minutes then gently remove from pan.