Best 7 Aunt Evelyns Pound Cake Recipes

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Aunt Evelyn's Pound Cake is a classic Southern dessert that has been passed down through generations. With its moist, dense crumb and sweet, buttery flavor, it has become a favorite among cake lovers everywhere. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting out, this article will provide you with the best recipe to make a perfect Aunt Evelyn's Pound Cake that will impress your friends and family.

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LEMON BUTTERMILK POUNDCAKE



Lemon Buttermilk Poundcake image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 4h15m

Number Of Ingredients 18

1/2 pound unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 cups sugar
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
4 large eggs
3 egg yolks
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
1 tablespoon strained lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup strained lemon juice
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 pint strawberries, rinsed, hulled and sliced
1/2 pint raspberries
1/2 pint blueberries
1/4 cup sugar

Steps:

  • This moist, lemony cake is a perfect brunch or picnic cake.
  • Set a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees. Butter a 10-inch bundt pan and flour the buttered surface, shaking out the excess. Combine butter, sugar, flour and baking powder in mixer with paddle. Beat on low speed 2 minutes. Combine remaining ingredients and add to mixer in 3 additions, beating 1 minute between each addition. Scrape batter into prepared pan and bake for about 1 hour, until cake is well risen and well colored and a knife inserted between the edge and tube emerges clean. Place cake on a rack in pan. For glaze, combine water and sugar and bring to a boil in a saucepan. Remove from heat and add lemon juice and vanilla. Unmold cake and brush glaze evenly all over outside of cake. Cool and wrap for storage. The berry compote, combine all ingredients, cover and refrigerate several hours. Serve slices of the cake with the compote.

LEMON-BUTTERMILK POUND CAKE WITH AUNT EVELYN'S LEMON GLAZE



Lemon-Buttermilk Pound Cake with Aunt Evelyn's Lemon Glaze image

My mother's blue-ribbon pound cake recipe. It always gets rave reviews.

Provided by Sarah Copeland Sawicki

Categories     Desserts     Fruit Dessert Recipes     Lemon Dessert Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 ½ cups white sugar
1 ½ cups butter, softened
4 eggs
3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon lemon extract
2 cups confectioners' sugar
¼ cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 tablespoon lemon zest

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
  • Beat white sugar and 1 1/2 cups butter together in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 10 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, thoroughly beating each egg into the butter mixture before adding the next.
  • Sift flour, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl. Add 1/3 of the flour mixture to the butter mixture; mix well. Pour in 1/2 the buttermilk and beat until combined. Repeat adding the remaining flour mixture and buttermilk, beating well after each addition, and ending with the flour mixture. Stir lemon extract into batter. Pour batter into prepared tube pan.
  • Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  • Bake in the oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 60 to 75 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to a cake platter or plate.
  • Beat confectioner's sugar, lemon juice, 2 tablespoons butter, and lemon zest together in a bowl until glaze is smooth. Pour about half the glaze over the cake; let cool. Pour remaining glaze over the cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 630.1 calories, Carbohydrate 91.9 g, Cholesterol 128.9 mg, Fat 27.2 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 6.8 g, SaturatedFat 16.5 g, Sodium 372.2 mg, Sugar 63.5 g

"AUNT JOHNNIE'S" POUND CAKE



This pound cake is a must try if you love the taste of a dense, moist and rich dessert cake. Served with fruit and whipped cream, with a sauce or plain, this pound cake will fill your needs. I found this recipe on All Recipes and thought I should share it here.

Provided by Bev I Am

Categories     Dessert

Time 2h

Yield 10-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/2 cup shortening
1 cup butter
2 1/2 cups white sugar
5 eggs
2 teaspoons almond extract
1 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3 cups cake flour

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 300ºF.
  • Lightly grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
  • Cream shortening, butter and sugar until light and fluffy with an electric mixer
  • (This will take a while).
  • Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • Beat in almond extract.
  • In another bowl, combine baking powder and flour.
  • Stir into creamed mixture alternately with the milk, starting and ending with flour. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
  • Allow cake to cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 650.5, Fat 32.4, SaturatedFat 15.6, Cholesterol 158, Sodium 196.8, Carbohydrate 83.6, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 50.4, Protein 7.5

AUNT ROSé'S POUND CAKE



Aunt Rosé's Pound Cake image

Categories     Cake     Dairy     Egg     Dessert     Bake     Spring     Gourmet     Kidney Friendly     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Serves 20

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 1/3 cups self-rising cake flour
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened
8 oz cream cheese
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
6 large eggs

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour a 10-inch (3-quart) bundt pan, knocking out excess.
  • Sift flour. Beat together butter and cream cheese in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add sugar, flour, and vanilla and beat on low speed until just combined (mixture will appear dry and crumbly). Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition (mixture will form a batter as eggs are added).
  • Pour batter into pan, smoothing top. Bake in middle of oven until golden and a tester comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Cool cake in pan on a rack 15 minutes, then invert onto a rack and cool completely.

LEMON-BUTTERMILK POUND CAKE WITH AUNT EVELYN'S LEMON GLAZE



Lemon-Buttermilk Pound Cake with Aunt Evelyn's Lemon Glaze image

My mother's blue-ribbon pound cake recipe. It always gets rave reviews.

Provided by Sarah Copeland Sawicki

Categories     Lemon Desserts

Time 1h30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 ½ cups white sugar
1 ½ cups butter, softened
4 eggs
3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon lemon extract
2 cups confectioners' sugar
¼ cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 tablespoon lemon zest

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
  • Beat white sugar and 1 1/2 cups butter together in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 10 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, thoroughly beating each egg into the butter mixture before adding the next.
  • Sift flour, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl. Add 1/3 of the flour mixture to the butter mixture; mix well. Pour in 1/2 the buttermilk and beat until combined. Repeat adding the remaining flour mixture and buttermilk, beating well after each addition, and ending with the flour mixture. Stir lemon extract into batter. Pour batter into prepared tube pan.
  • Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  • Bake in the oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 60 to 75 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to a cake platter or plate.
  • Beat confectioner's sugar, lemon juice, 2 tablespoons butter, and lemon zest together in a bowl until glaze is smooth. Pour about half the glaze over the cake; let cool. Pour remaining glaze over the cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 630.1 calories, Carbohydrate 91.9 g, Cholesterol 128.9 mg, Fat 27.2 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 6.8 g, SaturatedFat 16.5 g, Sodium 372.2 mg, Sugar 63.5 g

AUNT SUE'S FAMOUS POUND CAKE RECIPE - (2/5)



Aunt Sue's Famous Pound Cake Recipe - (2/5) image

Provided by WaffleCrumbs

Number Of Ingredients 6

6 eggs
1 cup butter
3 cups sugar
3 cups all purpose flour
1 cup whipped cream (heavy cream)
1 t. vanilla

Steps:

  • Grease and flour bundt pan and set out eggs and butter until room temp. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until smooth. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating for one minute after each addition. Sift the flour and add it to the creamed mixture alternately with whipped cream. Mix until fully incorporated. Stir in vanilla. Pour into prepared pan and place in a cold oven. Turn the oven to 300* and bake for 80-90 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely before removing from pan.

AUNT GUSSIE'S POUND CAKE RECIPE BY TASTY



Aunt Gussie's Pound Cake Recipe by Tasty image

Here's what you need: unsalted butter, sugar, shortening, eggs, whole milk, lemon extract, vanilla extract, flour, baking powder, salt, vanilla ice cream, fresh berry

Provided by Frank Tiu

Categories     Desserts

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup unsalted butter, 2 sticks
2 ¾ cups sugar
½ cup shortening
5 eggs
1 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¾ teaspoon salt
vanilla ice cream, for serving
fresh berry, for serving

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar, and shortening together with a hand mixer.
  • Mix the eggs, one at a time, into the batter.
  • In a medium bowl, combine the milk, lemon extract, and vanilla extract.
  • In a separate medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • Alternately add the dry and wet ingredients into the batter.
  • Pour the batter equally into two greased and lightly floured loaf pans.
  • Bake in a non-preheated oven set to 350°F (180°C) for 1 hour, or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • Cool for 30 minutes before slicing.
  • Serve with vanilla ice cream and berries.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 760 calories, Carbohydrate 77 grams, Fat 45 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 11 grams, Sugar 37 grams

Tips:

  • Read the recipe carefully before baking. Make sure you understand all of the instructions and that you have all of the ingredients and equipment you need.
  • Use high-quality ingredients. The quality of your ingredients will directly affect the quality of your pound cake. Use fresh eggs, butter, and milk, and choose a good quality flour.
  • Cream the butter and sugar together until they are light and fluffy. This will help to incorporate air into the batter, which will make your cake light and airy.
  • Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. This will help to prevent the batter from curdling.
  • Mix the dry ingredients together in a separate bowl before adding them to the wet ingredients. This will help to prevent the batter from becoming lumpy.
  • Bake the cake in a preheated oven. This will help to ensure that the cake bakes evenly.
  • Let the cake cool completely before serving. This will help to prevent the cake from falling apart.

Conclusion:

Aunt Evelyn's Pound Cake is a classic recipe that has been enjoyed by generations of families. It is a simple cake to make, but it is always a hit. With its moist, fluffy texture and rich, buttery flavor, this cake is sure to please everyone. Whether you are baking it for a special occasion or just because you have a sweet tooth, Aunt Evelyn's Pound Cake is a recipe that you will love.

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