Grammy's Kitchen · Pound Cake · The Best Pound Cake
One of 63 pound cake recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 63 for crumb tenderness among the pound cake recipes we compared. 42 cooks on www.recipetineats.com rate it 4.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 63.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 162% | 94% |
| total sugar | 132% | 167% |
| egg | 145% | 83% |
| leavener | 3% | 1% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| liquid | 40% | 34% |
| dairy | 40% | 57% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 46 g | 3 tbsp milk (, full fat, at room temperature) |
| 165 g | 3 large eggs (, at room temperature (150 - 165g / 6oz total including shell, Note 1)) |
| 6 g | 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract |
| 114 g | 1 cup cake flour (, sifted (if using cup measures, measure after sifting, Note 2)) |
| 150 g | 3/4 cup caster sugar (superfine sugar) |
| 3 g | 3/4 tsp baking powder |
| 2 g | 1/4 tsp salt |
| 185 g | 13 tbsp (185 grams) butter, unsalted, softened to 18°C / 64°F; (Note 4) |
Method: 13 steps, published by www.recipetineats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I can confidently say this is the best pound cake I've ever baked. The texture is beautifully dense yet moist, and the flavor is rich with buttery vanilla goodness. I followed the recipe to the letter, and the result was flawless. This cake reminds me of th” — a cook, 5.0★
“UM YUM. 10/10 amazing, forgiving recipe!! Ok so, my tip is to cover it with foil at the 30min mark, it makes sure the cake is amazingly moist inside. I've swapped out the vanilla for pandan at times, and it remains amazing. I've accidentally mixed all th” — a cook, 5.0★