Field Day Poundcake Recipes

PAULA DEEN POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a tube pan generously with butter and lightly coat with flour. Shake off the excess flour.
• In a large bowl, combine the butter and shortening. Beat at medium speed for 4-8 minutes, or until the mixture is light and fluffy. Add the eggs, 1 by 1, beating after every addition.
• In a separate bowl, combine the baking powder, salt, flour, and sugar.
• Gradually pour the dry ingredients into the butter-egg mixture alternately with the milk, ending with the dry ingredients. Beat after every addition, until well-combined. Stir in the vanilla.
• Pour the batter into the greased pan. Bake for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
• Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Flip it over onto a wire rack and allow it to cool completely.

TRADITIONAL POUNDCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour bottom of pan. Cream butter and sugar in a standing mixer or hand held mixer. Add eggs one at a time. Add vanilla, then flour, salt and lemon juice. Pour into prepared pans and bake 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours (50 minutes for mini pans) or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes before taking out. Garnish with whipped cream and berries.for mini pans) or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in the pan for five minutes before taking out. Garnish with whipped cream and berries.

FIELD DAY POUNDCAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 325 degrees. Generously butter and flour one 12-cup Bundt pan or two 8.5-inch-by-4.5-inch loaf pans, and set aside.
• Using an electric mixer or by hand, cream together the remaining butter and sugar. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla and salt.
• Gently stir in the flour by hand, adding it very gradually; this will help to keep the cake tender. Add the cream and stir just until thoroughly combined.
• Pour the batter into the pan or pans and smooth the top. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn the cake out onto a rack to cool completely.