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Simple Pound Cake with Icing
There is a first for everything, and after 10+ years of blogging this is the first pound cake recipe I’ve ever published. Why have I waited so long, you may ask? The simple answer is that usually I find pound cakes to be dry and boring, but since this all-butter pound cake is neither, it’s finally a recipe worth sharing! The homemade pound cake has a tight crumb with a dense yet soft interior. It’s buttery, rich, and luxurious-tasting with a slight crispiness to the exterior. I made a simple powdered sugar glaze for the pound cake to dress it up a bit and make it pretty enough to serve at your next holiday party or celebration. This is one big and rich cake and will definitely feed a crowd of hungry friends and family.
Butter Pound Cake Ingredients
This is a very straightforward cake, and while you’ll need a few more ingredients than traditional pound cake recipes call for I still kept things as simple as possible.
Pound Cake:
This is a recipe for butter pound cake. Be sure to buy high-quality butter for the best results! Here’s what you need to make the pound cake:
Horizon Organic Unsalted Butter Granulated sugar Horizon Organic Large Eggs All-purpose flour Horizon Organic Whole Milk Salt Vanilla extract Almond extract
Pound Cake Glaze:
The pound cake features a simple confectioners’ sugar glaze. You may add vanilla extract to make it a vanilla pound cake glaze, if desired. Gather the following ingredients:
Confectioners’ sugar Horizon Organic Whole Milk
How to Make Butter Pound Cake
Making a butter pound cake from scratch is easier than you might think! Here are the basic steps to this recipe: I used additional Horizon Organic Whole Milk as well to make the pound cake glaze.
Favorite Pound Cake Toppings
Personally, I think this moist butter pound cake needs just the glaze and it’s perfect as is! Otherwise you’re welcome to top the cake with one or more of the following:
Fresh berries Whipped cream Fresh mint or basil Lemon curd or jam Blueberry or strawberry sauce Hot fudge Salted caramel sauce
Pound Cake Variations to Try
As a tip, when making the powdered sugar glaze you can substitute the Horizon Organic Whole Milk for Horizon Organic Eggnog. It’s a seasonal item but if you’re feeling like making this into an eggnog pound cake, go for it. Likewise, you can add a teaspoon of vanilla to the pound cake icing to give it a vanilla flavor. I used a mixture of vanilla and almond extracts for flavor. Not everyone has almond extract on hand or enjoys the flavor and if you’re in that camp, you can omit it and stick with just vanilla extract by adding an extra teaspoon.
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