Great-Great Aunt June’s Southern Pound Cake
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
Southern
Servings
Prep Time
14
Slices
25
minutes
Cook Time
1
hour
Servings
Prep Time
14
Slices
25
minutes
Cook Time
1
hour
Ingredients
2
sticks
butter
(real salted butter)
1
8 oz.
cream cheese
3
cups
Sugar
6
eggs
1
tbsp.
vanilla
3
cups
all purpose flour
Recipe Notes
Beat butter and cream cheese together in standing mixer
On low add sugar to the mixture, 1/3 cup at a time
Sift flour
Add 1/3 cup flour alternating with 1 egg to the above mixture (while the mixer is on medium speed) until mixed
Add vanilla and mix well
Butter and sugar the pan
Pour mixture into the pan
Place the pan into a cold oven, then set to the oven to 325 and bake for one hour
Remove the pan from the oven and let cool for five minutes. Do not let it sit in the pan for longer or you will overcook the cake.
Flip the pan over onto serving plate and enjoy!