Description
Million dollar pound cake delights dessert enthusiasts with Southern charm. Rich butter and cream create a luxurious texture that melts in your mouth, promising pure indulgence.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 pound (4 sticks / 454 grams) unsalted butter, softened
- 3 cups (600 grams) granulated sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 4 cups (480 grams) all-purpose flour
Liquid Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup (180 milliliters) whole milk
- 1/4 cup (60 milliliters) heavy cream
Flavor Enhancers:
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
- Prepare a 10-inch bundt pan by thoroughly coating with butter and dusting with flour to prevent sticking.
- Using an electric mixer, cream butter until smooth and pale, gradually incorporating sugar until the mixture becomes airy and voluminous.
- Incorporate eggs individually, ensuring complete integration after each addition to maintain a silky texture.
- Gently fold in flour and milk alternately, starting and concluding with flour, mixing just until ingredients are harmoniously combined.
- Enhance the batter’s flavor profile by blending vanilla and almond extracts throughout the mixture.
- Transfer the velvety batter into the prepared pan, carefully leveling the surface for uniform baking.
- Position the pan in a preheated 300°F oven and bake for approximately 1 hour and 40-50 minutes, monitoring until a inserted toothpick emerges pristine and free of raw batter.
- Allow the cake to rest within the pan for 15 minutes, facilitating initial cooling and structural stabilization.
- Carefully unmold the cake onto a wire cooling rack, permitting complete temperature reduction before serving or storing.
Notes
- Softening butter at room temperature ensures smooth, creamy mixing and prevents lumpy cake texture.
- Sifting flour beforehand helps eliminate potential clumps and creates a lighter, more delicate crumb.
- Using high-quality extracts like pure vanilla and almond significantly enhances the cake’s rich, complex flavor profile.
- For gluten-free adaptation, substitute all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend to maintain similar texture and structure.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 551
- Sugar: 45 g
- Sodium: 71 mg
- Fat: 36 g
- Saturated Fat: 22 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13 g
- Trans Fat: 1.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 55 g
- Fiber: 1.3 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 140 mg