Okay, okay, obviously the 2-Step Pound Cake isn’t quite two steps. However, it is the easiest and speediest way to get a classic dessert at the ready when you want it! Simply layer, mix, and bake. Yes, it really is that smooth of a process! Nothing to stress about with 2-Step Pound Cake; just get ready to enjoy the buttery, tender, sweet flavor of a delicious cake.
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more, to taste, for dusting the tube pan
- 3 cups sugar
- 2 cups butter, softened
- 3/4 cup milk
- 6 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions
Step 1 –Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
Step 2 –Grease a 10-inch tube pan and then, using the extra flour, lightly dust the greased pan.
Step 3 –Place the remaining 4 cups of the flour, the sugar, the butter, the milk, the eggs, and the vanilla, in that order, in a 4-quart bowl of a stand mixer.
Step 4 –Beat the mixture on low speed for 1 minute, stopping to scrape down the sides as needed.
Step 5 –Beat the mixture at medium speed for 2 minutes.
Step 6 –Pour the batter into the tube pan, smoothing it out.
Step 7 –Bake until a long wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
Step 8 –Let the pound cake cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
Step 9 –Transfer the pound cake from the pan to the wire rack and let it cool completely, about 1 hour.
Step 10 –Serve.
