Best Great Grandma Klein Sand Torte German Pound Cake Recipes

GRANDMA'S POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
• Beat butter with an electric mixer until soft and creamy, scraping the sides of the bowl as you go, about 2 minutes. Gradually add in sugar on medium speed. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition until the yellow disappears from the previous one.
• Combine flour and baking soda in a bowl. Add sour cream to the creamed butter mixture alternately with the flour, ending with sour cream. Beat in vanilla and almond extract just until combined. Pour batter into the prepared cake pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool, about 30 minutes. Dust with powdered sugar.

GERMAN SAND TORTE

Steps:

• In a lrg bowl cream butter and blend sugar.
• Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
• Blend in sour cream.
• Sift flour, sift again with baking powder. Slowly add the dry mixture to the batter.
• Add vanilla.
• Pour batter into a well buttered mold 2 1/2 quart or 9 inch tube pan.
• Bake 350 for 70 minutes Check after first hour.
• Sprinkle cooled cake with powdered sugar.

GERMAN BUTTER POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Generously grease and flour a 10-in. tube pan., In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon zest and extracts. In another bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, salt and cardamom; add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition., With clean beaters, beat egg whites on medium speed until soft peaks form. Fold into batter., Transfer to prepared pan. Bake at 350° for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

GRANDMA'S POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Mix flour and baking powder; set aside. Beat cream cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each until blended. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until blended.
• Pour into 12-cup fluted tube or 10-inch tube pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 1 hour or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 min. Loosen cake from sides of pan with knife. Invert cake onto wire rack; gently remove pan. Cool cake completely.

GREAT-GRANDMA ELECTRA'S POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Spray a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®) with cooking spray. Place oven rack on the lowest level.
• Beat sugar, butter, and cream cheese together until creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating until smooth.
• Sift flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl and stir into the batter. Stir in vanilla extract. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 30 minutes.