If it was good enough for the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, then by golly, it’s gotta be amazing! All-Shook-Up Pound Cake is fluffy, light, airy, and embodies all the lovely traits you look for in a one-hit-wonder kind of a dessert. The hints of vanilla and butter come together to create the most amazing melody of flavors for a treat that will have you exclaiming, “thank you, thank you very much!” Your tastebuds will be singing and dancing with every bite of All-Shook-Up Pound Cake! Get ready to rock out!
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound butter, softened, plus more, to taste, for greasing the pan
- 3 cups cake flour, sifted twice, divided, plus more, to taste, for dusting the pan
- 3 cups sugar
- 7 eggs, room temperature
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions
Step 1 –Using the extra butter, grease a 10-inch tube pan. Using the extra flour, dust the buttered pan, lightly tapping out the excess.
Step 2 –In a bowl, using an electric hand mixer, add the sugar and 1/2 pound of the butter, beating to cream the mixture thoroughly.
Step 3 –Add the eggs to the sugar mixture, one at a time, beating after each addition.
Step 4 –Mix 1 1/2 cups of the flour into the sugar mixture.
Step 5 –Add the whipping cream and the remaining 1 1/2 cups of the flour to the sugar mixture and mix to combine.
Step 6 –Add the vanilla to the batter.
Step 7 –Pour the batter into the prepared tube pan.
Step 8 –Place the pan in the oven, then preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 9 –Bake the cake until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour-1 hour 10 minutes.
Step 10 –Let the cake cool in the pan for 5 minutes.
Step 11 –Invert the cake onto a wire rack and let it cool completely.
Step 12 –Slice and serve.
