How to make mini pound cakes?
- 3 Tablespoons butter (no substitutes) , softened
- 6 Tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 6 Tablespoons all purpose flour
- ⅛ teaspoon baking soda
- 7 teaspoons buttermilk
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon lemon zest (finely grated peel)
What is the secret to make a good pound cake?
- Prep before you start. Carefully read through the entire recipe, and prepare any special ingredients, such as chopped fruits or toasted nuts, before starting to mix the batter. ...
- Use name-brand ingredients. ...
- Be accurate. ...
- Have ingredients at room temperature. ...
- Be patient. ...
- Don't overbeat. ...
- Prep your cake pan. ...
- Test for doneness. ...
How to make homemade pound cake?
How To Make Pound Cake. To make a perfect pound cake from scratch, have all the ingredients prepared and ready and the oven preheated. Beat butter, vanilla, and sugar with a stand mixer (or hand mixer) until light and fluffy, about 8 minutes. Add eggs one at a time. Finally mix in flour & salt. Bake until golden on top.
What is the most delicious recipe for pound cakes?
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Grease a 10-inch bundt pan, and set aside.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- Whisk together the eggs. ...
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan, and bake for 45 - 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean with moist crumbs. ...
How do you make pound cake moist?
Adding buttermilk, sour cream, or cream cheese gives more moisture and flavor to the cake. The acid in buttermilk and sour cream produces a very fine crumb because it tenderizes the gluten in the flour. Sour cream and cream cheese add so much richness that cakes made with them are super moist and almost springy.
What is the secret to a good pound cake?
"Pound cake should be light, with a finely textured, moist, and even crumb," says Claire Saffitz, BA's associate food editor and baker extraordinaire. She has created, tested, and made dozens of pound cakes, plus she's well-versed in the science of baking (yep, it's a science).
What is the size of 1 pound cake?
Chocolate Cake, Packaging Size: 8x8 Inches, Weight: 1 Pound.
What is the difference between a pound cake and a quick bread?
Quick breads typically have less sugar and fat than cakes, so the crumb tends to be coarse but it should still be a little moist when you eat it. Yum! Next, we determined the desired mixing method. Some recipes call for using a mixer to cream the butter with the sugar, then mix in the remaining ingredients.
What is the best flour for pound cake?
Cake FlourCake Flour: Cake flour is lighter than all-purpose flour and produces the best pound cake in my opinion. Since it's so light, the attention remains on the butter. All-purpose flour is simply too heavy for this pound cake recipe; the cake will be heavy as a brick. If needed, use this homemade cake flour substitute.
Does pound cake need baking powder?
A simple classic pound cake does not utilize any chemical leavening (baking powder or baking soda). This cake relies solely on the air that is mixed into the batter during the creaming process for its rise. This process is known as physical leavening.
How many does a 4 inch cake serve?
Cake Baking & Serving Guide4 In. High Cakes The figures for 2 in. pans are based on a two-layer, 4 in. high cake. Fill pans 1/2 to 2/3 full.Pan ShapeSizeParty ServingsRound4 in.86 in.128 in.2053 more rows•Mar 1, 2021
What does 1 pound cake weigh?
A pound cake is traditionally made with a pound of each of four ingredients: flour, butter, eggs, and sugar… so It should weigh about 4 pounds. Except that you cook it and a good bit of water is driven off in the process. One pound, hense the name.
What is the size of 2 pound cake?
Cake sizes and recommended servings2 lb. (8")8 - 12 servings5 lb. (12")20 - 30 servings6 lb. (12")25 - 35 servings7 lb. (14")30 - 40 servings8 lb. (14")35 - 45 servings5 more rows
Is vanilla loaf cake the same as pound cake?
A: Pound cakes got their name because they were made with a pound each of flour sugar, butter, and eggs. Today's recipes, like my favorite Perfect Pound Cake, often have slightly different proportions, but the basic idea remains intact. A loaf cake is simply any cake that's baked in a loaf pan.
Is sponge cake the same as pound cake?
Sponge cake and pound cake are cake cousins, their ingredients are similar but not the same: flour, eggs, and sugar for traditional sponge cakes, and add butter for pound cakes, A traditional sponge cake is made with separated eggs, with the whites whipped, so it has a lighter, 'spongier' texture.
What is the difference between a bundt cake and a pound cake?
What's the Difference in a Pound Cake and a Bundt Cake? As I mentioned above, any cake can be a bundt cake, so long as it is baked in a bundt pan. Pound cakes are a little bit different. Pound cakes are traditionally dense and were originally made with a pound each of butter, sugar, eggs, and flour.
Why This Recipe Works
I wanted to create a mini pound cake recipe that was totally reminiscent of the pound cake I love. This cake is about a quarter of the size of a traditional pound cake and I call it a "quarter pound cake". I've adjusted the ingredients in my pound cake recipe so that it will serve one or two people.
Ingredient Notes
See recipe box below for ingredient amounts and full recipe instructions.
Ways To Use Leftover Ingredients
If you have any ingredients left over from this recipe, you might like to consider using them in any of these single serving and small batch recipes:
Other Mini Cake Recipes
If you like this recipe, you might also like to try these mini cake recipes:
Mini Pound Cake
A classic pound cake recipe transformed into a "quarter" pound cake! Baked in a small baking dish this buttery, tender and golden mini cake recipe yields the perfect amount for one or two people.
Kentucky Blue Ribbon All-Butter Pound Cake
This is the recipe my Grandmother would make every year during the holidays. I found the recipe tucked in her Bible when she passed, and it was written in her Grandmother's handwriting. It's been in my family for at least 7 generations, and in 2012, I won a Blue Ribbon at the Kentucky State fair by following her exact instructions.
Jan's Dark Chocolate Swirl Pound Cake
Pretty marbled pound cake with rich, dark chocolate. Simple to make in no time at all! This is a great cake for making a day ahead or freezing.
Sour Cream Pound Cake
Much better than the standard pound cake, I got the recipe from a great-aunt, over 40 years ago.
Grandma Ruby's Buttermilk Pound Cake
This lemon butter pound cake is super-moist and dense. It's not for those watching calories! It's a great comfort food and goes especially well with vanilla ice cream.
Coconut Sour Cream Pound Cake
My mother-in-law always makes this pound cake for holidays. That makes this cake very special, but it really could be made any time of the year! Even people who don't like the texture of coconut love this cake because the only coconut in it is the flavoring.
Cinnamon and Amaretto Pound Cake
This is a great cake to serve at a brunch, alongside a nice hot cup of coffee!
GA Peach Pound Cake
This Georgia peach pound cake can also be made with other fruits such as apple or cherry.
Small-batch Pound Cake
This is a small-batch recipe that will make two mini-loaves ( these are the mini loaf pans I own) or one very short and squat loaf in a regular-size loaf pan.
Your Choice of Pound Cake Glaze
You can leave the cakes plain if that’s how you prefer your pound cake, but you really won’t regret adding a finishing glaze. And I’m giving you two options, a sweet-tart lemon glaze or decadent cream cheese glaze.
Small Lemon Pound Cake Recipe Notes
This recipe calls for shortening, but you can replace it with 1/4 cup of butter (for 1/2 cup of butter total) if you don’t keep shortening on hand. I slightly prefer the texture of the cake made with some shortening, but the all-butter pound cake is still completely delicious.
what is pound cake?
Traditionally, Pound Cake is a plain, dense cake made using only four ingredients: a pound of butter, a pound of sugar, a pound of eggs and a pound of flour.
RECIPE TESTING
WOW. What a week. After recipe testing Pound Cake after Pound Cake, I finally found the perfect one. I tried all kinds of methods and ingredients, all with varying results. But there was one that stood out from the pack. She’s a beauty.
Ingredients
Butter: it’s very important to use softened butter (very soft) for this recipe. Do not use cold butter. You want the butter to be soft so it will easily combine with the sugar. This step is crucial in creating a light and tender cake (rather than being dense and dry). More on this below.
The key to a soft Pound Cake
Through the recipe testing process, I learnt that the key to creating a soft and tender Pound Cake that’s not dry, is creaming the butter and sugar correctly.
What does creaming the butter and sugar mean?
Like many Butter Cakes or Vanilla Cakes, this recipe begins by creaming together the butter and sugar. This means using an electric mixer to beat the two ingredients together. However, many people will stop when the two ingredients are simply combined.
Why is it so important for your butter to be soft?
Creaming the butter and sugar shouldn’t take long. However if your butter is too cold, it will take significantly longer to combine and turn pale and fluffy. You run the risk of over mixing and beating too much air into your mixture.
How to make Pound Cake
Begin by creaming together your butter, sugar and vanilla using an electric mixer. If you watch closely, you’ll see that in just a minute or two, not only will the two ingredients combine but they will change in colour and texture. Your butter mixture will become pale and creamy – almost a little fluffy.
Classic Pound Cake with Only 4 Ingredients!
Pound Cake is one of those old fashioned cake recipes that will always have place on my dessert table. I have created all sorts of variations on pound cake like my Million Dollar Pound Cake which includes (among other things) buttermilk to tenderize the crumb, and of course my Kentucky Butter Cake which is a MUST make!
This Moist & Easy Pound Cake Can Be Made into So Many Epic Desserts
BUT don’t be misled…there is magic in the basics too. This pound cake recipe is the building block for a pretty epic strawberry shortcake. Macerated strawberries and whipped cream add extra moisture and sweetness that pairs beautifully with the dense crumb of traditional pound cake.
Why is it Called Pound Cake?
Nope, it’s not because you will gain a pound by eating a slice…and no, not because it weighs a pound. In fact, it weighs about 4 pounds because you use these 4 simple ingredients that weigh a pound each:
Variation Ideas
The sky is really the limit with the recipe. Let’s start basic with what you can add IN to the cake before baking:
How to Store Pound Cake? Can I Freeze It?
You can store your pound cake in an airtight container for up to three days. You can also wrap your pound cake with saran wrap and foil, then freeze it for up to six months. Let frozen pound cake thaw on the counter before unwrapping for best results.
Classic Pound Cake
This Classic Pound Cake recipe uses only 4 simple ingredients that all weigh in at 1 pound each to create a traditional butter cake that is perfect topped with strawberries and whipped cream!
Making The Batter
Before beginning, preheat your oven to 350°F. Since it only takes a few minutes to prepare the batter, you want it preheated and hot when the loaf is ready for baking! In a medium sized bowl, beat together softened butter and sugar, until well creamed and combined.
Baking The Mini-Loaf Pound Cake
Now it’s time to bake! Grease (or spray with non-stick spray) a 5¾” x 3″ x 2″ mini loaf pan. Pour the batter into the pan, and spread it out evenly. Bake the mini-loaf pound cake for 30-35 minutes.
Slice And Serve The Mini-Loaf Pound Cake
Let the pound cake cool (still in the pan) for at least 10 minutes before removing the loaf from the pan. This mini-loaf pound cake is best served at room temperature, in my opinion. I make a couple little loaves at a time, so we can enjoy one now, and then I freeze one for later!
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