These tips will help you get tender, moist, delicious results.
We love a good pound cake.
It is light and fluffy, and there are so many differentpound cake recipesto try.
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However, when it comes to baking them, there are a lot of pitfalls to watch out for.
Avoid these mistakes to ensure you make the perfect pound cake recipe every time.
This Two-Step Pound Cake just requires you to mix, pour, and bake.
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The recipe gives more thorough instructions.
Storebrands of buttermay contain more liquid fat, and flours more hard wheat, making the cake heavy.
Made with quality ingredients, the Lemon Pound Cake comes out tender and buttery.
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Mistake: Not Measuring Accurately
Ensure that this Million Dollar Pound Cake lives up to its name.
Spoon flour into the cups and lightly level with the straight edge of a small offset spatula or knife.
Extra sugar or leavening causes a cake to fall; extra flour makes it dry.
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Mistake: Using Ingredients Straight From The Refrigerator
For maximum volume, haveingredients at room temperature.
We like to pre-measure our ingredients and assemble them in the order listed.
That way, if interrupted, you’re less likely to make a mistake.
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You’ll taste the results in this Triple-Chocolate Buttermilk Pound Cake.
This can take from one to seven minutes, depending on the power of your mixer.
Gradually add sugar, continuing to beat until light and fluffy.
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These steps are important because they whip air into the cake batter so it will rise during baking.
And you want the prettiest presentation possible for a beloved Caramel-Frosted Pound Cake.
This will help to ensure that the dry and wet ingredients are evenly distributed throughout the batter.
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Mix just until blended after each addition.
(Tube pans have straight, high sides, while Bundt pans are more shallow and fluted.)
Although both may measure 10 inches in diameter, each holds a different amount of batter.
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The same pound cake recipe rises and bakes differently in each pan.
These Mini Triple-Chocolate Buttermilk Pound Cakes call for a 12-cup brownie Bundt pan.
This ensures desserts like Classic Chocolate Pound Cake bake up tall and proud.
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Many home ovens bake hotter or cooler than the temperatures to which they’re set.
Sweet Potato Pound Cake bakes at 350oF for a moist and perfectly tender crumb.
It should come out clean, with no batter or wet crumbs clinging to it.
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It’s the perfect tip for a moist Key Lime Pound Cake.
This allows the cake to become firm enough to remove from the pan without breaking apart.
Cooling too long in the pan will cause the cake to be damp and stick to the pan.
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Remove pound cake from pan to wire rack, and let cool completely.
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