One of my favorite pound cakes has to be whipping cream pound cake. I’m a sucker for that moist, tender, velvety texture although some would argue that this is the very thing that disqualifies it from being a true pound cake.
I love this cake warm from the oven. Even better the next day!
Never had a whipping cream pound cake before? Chances are you may have and probably just thought it was a really moist and light classic poundcake. It’s pretty much made the same way as a poundcake with the same basic ingredients but with heavy whipping cream instead of milk. The heavy whipping cream creates a very light, soft, tight crumb and makes the cake really moist.
This cake is sweet, no glaze needed.
The taste is pretty much like a classic pound cake as well, depending on the extracts you use. I always go with vanilla & almond extract or vanilla and butter extract with a bit of lemon extract. If you’re feeling creative I’ve read (never tried) that you can replace half of the heavy whipping cream with flavored coffee creamer. I plan on trying this in the fall time when all of those yummy limited-time flavored coffee creamers come out. I’ll report back.
Can you see that velvety texture?
I actually prefer to use slices of whipping cream poundcake for my strawberry shortcakes over sponge cake.
Watch me make this whipping cream pound cake from start to finish!
Moist Whipping Cream Pound Cake
Ingredients
- 3 sticks 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, softened
- 3 cups white sugar
- 6 eggs room temperature
- 3 cups cake flour sifted
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 -1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
Instructions
- In a large bowl cream the butter with the sugar until well combined (about 5 minutes)
- Add the eggs one at a time and mix completely after each egg.
- Alternate adding the flour and heavy whipping cream, mixing thoroughly after each addition.
- Stir in the extracts.
- Grease and flour a 9.5 bundt pan.
- Spoon the batter into the pan and jiggly the pan to even out the batter when done.
- Place into a cold oven on the middle rack and turn the oven to 325.
- Bake for 1 hour and 20-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
- Let cake cool in the pan for a fe minutes before removing to finish cooling on a cooling rack.
- Serve and enjoy!
Video
Notes
No salt?
I only have regular flour. How much should i use?
Girllllll…..just excellent ! The buck stops here: I found my perfect pound cake recipe ! My husband, 5 sons, brother and his wife absolutely loved this cake! So moist, crunchy crust and the perfect combination of flavors. I may cut the sugar a little next time, maybe, but no other changes needed. 5 stars !
I’m trying your Whipping Cream Cake recipe this Thanksgiving 11/28/2019. Hope I do it as good as you.
Made this tonight perfect easy delicious what more can I say.will make another tomorrow using 2 loaf pans one f iij r my grandson and the other fir my neighbor
This was stupid good!!!!!!!! It has this deliciously crunchy crust and the inside is moist with THE MOST PERFECT CRUMB! I literally have a complaint about everything I bake, but this was so perfect I literally had to stop myself from eating the rich, velvety batter…
The only substitute I used was to make the cake flour from AP flour and corn starch (reference “Flour” from the Joy of Baking if you are using a kitchen scale). I also halved the recipe and cooked it in a loaf pan (I’m requesting a bundt pan for Christmas lol) for around an hour, but again when I tell you this is the most perfect recipe I’ve ever used that is NOT A JOKE! It is SOOOOOOOOO good.
Thank you thank you thank you! I made the cake for my father’s 90th a day before, as you suggested. It was delicious! A shot of J Wray & Nephews overproof and freshly grated nutmeg was perfect. Now I have a problem, my favorite Auntie has requested a cake for her afternoon Tea with friends
Oh my goodness Ms. DIva this is the most delicious pound cake ever. I follow your directions but I put my own twist on it. When I tell you it is so moist you will think that this is heaven when you are eating it. I combine yours and my moms together perfectly delicious. I add 1 teaspoon of nutmeg and a half a cup of cool whip this send the moistness to a whole new level of moistness. With the right crunch around the edges……yummy try it and you’ll see nice
I made it for Christmas holiday it was a hit!!!
I used my stand mixer… work out great!!!
This Recipe is by far the best one so far …my daughter and I were making it together and she couldn’t stop saying how good it smells while I was making the batter. We had it with home made vanilla ice cream and to die for. Definitely 5 stars for me.