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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Dec 12, 2017
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This one-bowl pound cake recipe preps quick and tastes delicious with a sprinkle of powdered sugar.

More About This Recipe

  • Who said baking has to be complex? Not Betty! This pound cake shockingly only takes two steps and 15 minutes to prepare, making it one of Betty’s easiest pound cake recipes. And the fact that it’s just six ingredients makes the recipe even easier (and — bonus! — minimizes dishes). The most important ingredient in any pound cake is the flour, so don’t be surprised that you need to use a whopping four cups — it needs an ample amount in order to give it that dense consistency. And no matter how easy the recipe, you can always check in on Betty’s best tips for baking cakes.

Two-Step Pound Cake

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 4 hr 0 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 7
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Ingredients

  • 3 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 cups butter, softened
  • 6 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • Powdered sugar, if desired
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 325°F. Generously grease bottom, side and tube of 10-inch angel food (tube) cake pan with shortening; lightly flour.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 5 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. On low speed, gradually beat in flour alternately with milk. Pour batter into pan.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 1 hour 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Nutrition

670 Calories
34g Total Fat
8g Protein
83g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
670
Total Fat
34g
0%
Saturated Fat
21g
0%
Sodium
310mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
83g
0%
Dietary Fiber
1g
0%
Protein
8g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 6 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
5 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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