Elvis Presley's Pound Cake

15m
Prep Time
60m
Cook Time
1h 15m
Ready In


"One of Elvis's favorite sweets was the pound cake made by his childhood friend Janelle McComb. She gave saveur her recipe in 1987. Makes 2 loaves/14 slices each"

Original is 28 servings

Nutritional

  • Serving Size: 1 (61.2 g)
  • Calories 220.5
  • Total Fat - 9.8 g
  • Saturated Fat - 5.6 g
  • Cholesterol - 75.4 mg
  • Sodium - 163 mg
  • Total Carbohydrate - 30.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber - 1.4 g
  • Sugars - 21.5 g
  • Protein - 3.6 g
  • Calcium - 17.2 mg
  • Iron - 0.7 mg
  • Vitamin C - 0 mg
  • Thiamin - 0.1 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Heat oven to 350°. Grease and flour two 9 x 5 x 2-inch loaf pans; set aside.

Step 2

Beat butter, sugar, vanilla, and salt in a bowl on medium-high speed of a hand mixer until pale and fluffy, about 6 minutes.

Step 3

Add eggs one at time, beating well after each, until smooth.

Step 4

Add flour and cream alternately, beginning and ending with flour,

Step 5

Beating until smooth. Increase speed to high;beat batter until smooth and light,

Step 6

About 5 minutes.

Step 7

Divide batter between prepared pans, and smooth tops with a rubber spatula.

Step 8

Bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out with a couple crumbs adhering to it, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Step 9

Let cool 30 minutes, and then unmold onto a cooling rack. Allow to cool completely before slicing and serving.

Tips


No special items needed.

1 Reviews

ellie

Very good pound cake and I liked that the recipe made two cakes -- one for dinner and one for later. Made as directed with wonderful results. Thanks for sharing!

5.0

review by:
(30 Dec 2015)

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