Best Grandma Carters Pound Cake Recipes

GRANDMOTHER'S POUND CAKE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 3 - 8x4 inch loaf pans, then line with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Beat in the flour alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated.
• Pour batter evenly into prepared loaf pans. Bake in the preheated oven for 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean. After removing them from the oven, immediately loosen cake edges with a knife. Allow to cool in pans for 10 minutes, then remove from the pans. Strip off the parchment paper and cool completely on wire racks.

GRANDMA'S TRADITIONAL POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Start with a cold oven. Do not preheat!
• Cream together butter, margarine, shortening and sugar in a large mixing bowl until creamy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
• Mix together flour and baking powder; add to batter alternately with milk and vanilla.
• Pour into a well greased and floured Bundt pan. Be sure to grease all the way to the top of the pan and in center to ensure it doesn't stick coming out of the pan.
• Put into a cold oven and set at 325 degrees F.
• Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Check for doneness; bake up to 15 additional minutes if needed.
• Cool in pan for 15 minutes before inverting pan.

GRANDMOTHER'S POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven at 300 degrees.
• Butter and flour 1 large or 2 small loaf pans.
• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs one at a time.
• When creamy fold in the flour and salt.
• Spoon in pan/pans.
• Bake for 1 1/2 hours.

GRANDMOTHER PAUL'S SOUR CREAM POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325.
• Cream butter and sugar together with your heavy-duty mixer.
• Add the sour cream and mix thoroughly.
• Sift baking soda and flour together.
• Add the flour to the creamed mixture, alternating with one egg at a time (about 1/2 cup of flour each time).
• Mix well after each addition.
• Add the vanilla and mix well.
• Spoon the mixture into a well greased and floured 10 inch tube or bundt pan.
• Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in cake tests COMPLETELY clean.
• Let cake cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
• Invert cake on wire rack, removing from pan and let cool completely.
• Frost as desired (powdered sugar glaze is good) or leave plain and garnish with fresh berried and freshly whipped cream.

FANNIE FARMER'S POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream butter and sugar with electric mixer.
• Beat eggs into mix.
• Stir in flour, salt, vanilla. Beat vigorously.
• Pour into greased and floured loaf pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 70-80 minutes.

GRANDMA'S ORIGINAL POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degs. Grease a tube pan or bundt pan.
• In mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg yolks and lemon rind.
• Sift together flour and baking powder and add to creamed mixture alternating with milk.
• In separate bowl, beat egg whites and salt until stiff. Mix some of whites into batter, and then fold batter into remaining whites.
• Pour into pan and bake for 30-45 mins, until it tests as done.

1ST LADY ROSALYN CARTER'S SOUR CREAM POUND CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cream butter and 2 cups sugar. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift flour, baking soda and salt twice. Add to creamed mixture, alternating with sour cream. Beat egg whites and remaining cup of sugar until stiff. Fold gently into batter. Blend in flavorings. Bake in a greased and floured tube pan 1 1/2 hours at 325 degrees. Cake should have a nice, brown crust. Let stand 15 minutes before removing from pan. Note: To coat pan, the former first lady uses 1 tablespoon flour and 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar mixed together.