Vanilla Pound Cake

Classic Vanilla Pound Cake never disappoints and is one of our favorites with its pure vanilla flavor and soft crumb. If you love pound cake, don’t miss my Cream Cheese Pound Cake, Lemon Pound Cake, and Chocolate Pound Cake!

Moist Vanilla Pound Cake

There is nothing worse than a dry pound cake, and nothing better than a perfectly moist one! This recipe has a crumble that is to die for, with the purest delicious vanilla flavor. I love that there are only five ingredients in this entire recipe.

Use the best quality you can find as that will help ensure a delicious and perfect pound cake!

I have made many variations of this recipe and have found that whole milk works great, but if you happen to ever have a dry pound cake there are a few things you can do to fix that:

Use extra-large eggsSubstitute buttermilk for whole milk.Make sure your flour is properly measured.if you live at a higher altitude, be sure to check out adaptations in my High Altitude Baking Tips.

How to Measure Flour

To accurately measure flour, take a fork and sift the flour in the bag. Use a spoon and add the flour to the measuring cup (make sure you are using a dry measuring cup). Then use the back of a knife to level the measuring cup.

How Do You Prepare a Pan for Pound Cake?

There are a few methods for preparing the pans for pound cake.

One of my favorite methods is to use parchment paper to line the pans. This ensures that none of your cake will stick to the pan.By far my favorite way to prepare a bundt pan is with GOOP (as grandma calls it) or Pan Release. The recipe is simple and you can easily keep it on hand. I spread a generous coat around the loaf pan with a pastry brush. One important aspect of using Goop is when to remove the cake from the loaf pan. I will let the cake set in the pan for about 5 minutes, then invert it onto a cooling rack.You can also use the traditional butter + flour method, which is buttering the pan generously and then adding about a 1/4 cup of flour. Slowly turn the pan around and around making sure the flour covers every nook and cranny. Tip it over the garbage and shake out the excess.You can also use baker’s spray, which is an aerosol pan release. I prefer the “bakers” version (says it contains flour) as it seems to work best on pound cakes.

How to Tell if Pound Cake is Done Baking

My favorite method of testing a pound cake’s doneness is to use a toothpick. Around the 55-minute mark, insert the toothpick and then remove it. (Be careful, I have more burns on my hands than I care to admit.) If you see a few crumbs that is a GOOD thing, your pound cake is done baking. Any wet batter on the toothpick means it needs to bake longer. If you happen to notice that the top is browned but your pound cake still needs to bake, you can gently cover it with a foil tent to make sure it will not brown anymore.