Indulgent and Irresistible Whipped Cream Pound Cake

Recipe Details

Prep Time:
30 mins
Cook Time:
1 hr 10 mins
Additional Time:
1 hr 30 mins
Total Time:
3 hrs 10 mins
Servings:
14
Yield:
1 10-inch tube pan

Ingredients

  • 1cupbutter, room temperature

  • 3cupswhite sugar

  • 6eggs, room temperature

  • 3cupscake flour

  • 1cupheavy cream, room temperature

  • 2teaspoonsvanilla extract

  • 1teaspoonalmond extract (Optional)

  • 1tablespoonconfectioners’ sugar, for dusting (Optional)

Cooking Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.

  2. In a large bowl, cream butter for 2 minutes. Add sugar and continue beating for 5 minutes, scraping down bowl occasionally. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color. Add eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition.

  3. Add flour alternately with whipping cream, beginning and ending with flour. Stir in vanilla and almond extract.

  4. Spread batter into prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven until a tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 70 minutes. Allow to cool in pan for 15 minutes.

  5. Turn cake out onto a cotton dish towel and place on cooling rack covered with cotton towel. When cake is cool, top with confectioners’ sugar and serve with fruit or by itself.

Recipe Tip

If using a dark lined or coated pan, lower the oven temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) and bake for the same amount of time.

Nutrition Facts

Full Nutrition Label
Servings Per Recipe14
Calories487
% Daily Value *
Total Fat
22g
28%
Saturated Fat
13g
65%
Cholesterol
138mg
46%
Sodium
131mg
6%
Total Carbohydrate
68g
25%
Dietary Fiber
1g
2%
Total Sugars
44g
Protein
6g
11%
Vitamin C
0mg
0%
Calcium
31mg
2%
Iron
3mg
15%
Potassium
79mg
2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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