Vanilla Pound Cake

Cake flour and heavy whipping cream make this easy and sweet vanilla pound cake an instant winner for entertaining.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 548 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 3 cups sifted cake flour
• 6 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1 tablespoon canola oil, or as needed
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream, at room temperature
• 2.5 cups white sugar
• 0.125 cup powdered sugar, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®) with canola oil and dust with powdered sugar.

Step 2

Beat butter until creamy; add white sugar gradually. Add eggs one at a time, beating well. Add vanilla extract. Add cake flour and whipping cream alternately, beginning and ending with flour. Pour into the prepared pan.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Let cool in the pan for about 5 minutes before removing to a plate to cool completely.