Anytime is a good time for pound cake, right? Yeah, it’s definitely not a light dessert and this particular recipe is a bit sweeter than most but it is so moist and dense, just as a pound cake is suppose to be. And you know if it was a favorite pound cake to Mr. Presley, that is must be delicious!
But the beauty of pound cake is that it is quite portable. You can easily carry an entire cake to an event, a picnic or family barbecue or you can slice it up, freeze it, and pull out a piece, as needed. It’s great for an afternoon kid snack or a dessert for your workplace lunchbox. As is, it’s not messy at all so kids can handle it quite easily!
It’s other beauty is that it can be topped with a multitude of “things” making it the “go to” cake that will satisfy everyone’s tastes. If having a dinner party, you could even have a pound cake “bar” providing a variety of ice creams, toppings and whipped cream so everyone can make their own. It’ll definitely be the hit of the party! Try it!
Bon appétit!
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Elvis Presley Pound Cake
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 mins
- Yield: 20 1x
Ingredients
- 3 cups sugar
- 1/2 pound butter softened
- 7 large eggs at room temperature
- 3 cups cake flour
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
Instructions
- Butter and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
- Thoroughly cream together sugar and butter. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in half the flour, then the whipping cream, then the other half of the flour.
- Add vanilla extract. Pour into prepared pan.
- Set in a COLD oven and turn heat to 350 degrees. Bake 60-70 minutes, until a sharp knife inserted in cake comes out clean.
- Cool in pan 5 minutes. Remove from pan and cool thoroughly.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 65 mins
Hi Patti! I am a high school friend of your sister Pam’s and saw this recipe on Facebook. I have a favorite pound cake recipe that I’ve made for 30 years but this one sounded SO good! I made it yesterday and it was so delicious that I may retire mine! Thank you for sharing! I will make this again and again!
Ah, so glad you liked it. You know I’ve had that recipe forever. I put Southern Living as the author because I “think” that’s where I pulled it from many moons ago but I could be wrong. It is a divine pound cake. I’ll be posting something you can do with that pound cake tomorrow. Stay tuned.
I tried to leave 5stars but couldn’t….deserves 10!
Umm, I wonder what’s up with that?