Vanilla Pound Cake

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 75 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

Cake flour and heavy whipping cream make this easy and sweet vanilla pound cake an instant winner for entertaining.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon canola oil, or as needed
1/8 cup powdered sugar, or as needed
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 1/2 cups white sugar
6 large eggs, at room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups sifted cake flour
1 cup heavy whipping cream, at room temperature

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®) with canola oil and dust with powdered sugar.
2 Beat butter until creamy; add white sugar gradually. Add eggs one at a time, beating well. Add vanilla extract. Add cake flour and whipping cream alternately, beginning and ending with flour. Pour into the prepared pan.
3 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Let cool in the pan for about 5 minutes before removing to a plate to cool completely.