Blue Ribbon Pound Cake Recipes

OLD FASHIONED BLUE RIBBON POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Allow butter and eggs to come to room temperature.
• Grease and flour a tube (I recommend this one.)or bundt pan. The cake is too large for a regular bundt pan. You need a 10-15 cup bundt pan like this which is larger than a standard bundt. If you don't have a tube pan or large bundt pan, you can make cupcakes with the extra batter. Don't fill the pan closer than 2 inches from the top or it may overflow. You can grease and flour, use non-stick spray, or I absolutely love this cake release product from Wilton! You may need to line the sides of the tube pan with waxed paper so that is above the top of the pan 2 to 3 inches as shown in the photo. This is a very tall cake.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream 2 cups butter until soft and there are no lumps.
• Add 3 and 1/2 cups granulated sugar and cream until light and fluffy.
• Add one at a time, beating until just mixed in before adding the next egg.
• Lower speed on mixer to low and slowly add 4 cups sifted all-purpose flour.
• Add vanilla and mix in completely.
• Spoon batter into prepared tube or bundt pan. (If using a bundt pan, make sure it's large enough for batter to double in size.)
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
• *PLEASE NOTE - COOKING TIMES VARY DEPENDING ON IF YOUR OVEN IS CALIBRATED AND IF YOU USE A LIGHT OR DARK PAN. TEST THE CAKE BEFORE THE RECOMMENDED TIME. IF THE CAKE IS TOO DRY, YOU BAKED IT TOO LONG.
• Test for doneness with a wooden pick. Insert pick in the center of the cake, if pick comes out clean or with dry crumbs, it is done.
• Remove cake and allow to cool on a wire rack 30 minutes before inverting onto a serving platter.
• The recipe is correct as written. There are no baking soda or baking powder in it.

BLUE RIBBON WHIPPING CREAM POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F(175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan. Set aside.
• Cream together the sugar and butter until light. Continue beating and add 7 eggs, one at a time; beating well after each egg
• In a separate bowl, mix together flour and cornstarch. Beat half of the flour mixture into the egg and sugar mixture.
• Beat in 1/2 cup whipping cream, and then beat in the remainder of the flour mixture. Finish by beating in 1/2 cup more of whipping cream and vanilla.
• Pour into prepared pan and bake for about 60 to 75 minutes. Cool on rack for 10 minutes before turning it out onto a serving plate.

BLUE RIBBON POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg. Cream butter until light and fluffy. Gradually add sugar to butter, creaming after each addition. Beat in eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each. Combine milk and extract(s). Add sifted ingredients alternately with bilk, beginning and ending with sifted ingredients (5 additions, mixing at low speed). Pour into well buttered,floured 10 inch tube pan. Bake for 1 hr and 20 min., or until sides of cake pull away from the sides of the pan, and a finger pressed gently on the surface leaves a slight print which gradually vanishes. Cool cake in pan for 10 min. then turn out on cake rack to cool at room temperature.

KENTUCKY BLUE RIBBON ALL-BUTTER POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a tube pan with some butter and dust lightly with flour.
• Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
• Combine sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well between each addition. Beat in flour mixture alternately with milk. Mix in vanilla extract. Pour batter into the prepared tube pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack and let cool completely, about 30 minutes.

BLUE-RIBBON BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition., Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 55-70 minutes. Cool 10 minutes. Run a knife around edges and center tube of pan. Invert cake onto a wire rack over waxed paper. , For sauce, combine the sugar, butter and water in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat just until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat; stir in extracts., Poke holes in the top of the warm cake; spoon 1/4 cup sauce over cake. Let stand until sauce is absorbed. Repeat twice. Poke holes into sides of cake; brush remaining sauce over sides. Cool completely.

BLUE RIBBON POUND CAKE

Steps:

• 1. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the margarine and shortening until light and fluffy. Add sugar; beat until smooth. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each egg.
• 2. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together; add to creamed mixture, alternating with milk. Add flavorings; mix well.
• 3. Pour into a heavily greased and floured 10 inch tube pan. Place in a cold oven. Bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour. NOTE: The secret for this cake turning out well is to follow all the steps down to the baking. If you do not like vanilla or lemon flavoring, you could use whatever you'd like. I sometimes use almond or coconut.