Heavenly Whipping Cream Pound Cake
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.
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.
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.
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!
Get the Recipe: 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
I’m making a wedding cake… Would this recipe be a good one to use ? And can I replace the heavy cream for buttermilk?
Hi! I’m going to have a go at this cake but would like to know if I can reduce the sugar by half a cup or so? 3 cups just looks like a lot more than I would usually use in a pound cake, and most of my family members don’t like their cake very sweet. Would it be bland or do you think there is a bit of room for adjustment?
Thank your Grandma. This is the go to cake when I don’t make a chocolate cake.
It is like a pound angel food cake. The crust is amazing. I used regular flour that
I sifted. Timed at 1 hour 25 minutes from putting in cold oven set at 325 degrees.
It rose up nice and high and It has a bottom when you flip it like a crispy melt in you
mouth sweetness. I Cooled it for 1/2 hour. Then I placed the plate on top and flipped it.
Covered it with whipped cream and sliced strawberries. Best recipe I have every used
in my 52 years of baking. Age 64 Today was my second cake.
Self rising or plain regular flour
That is a great way to explain the texture!! So glad to hear this recipe was a hit!
This cake is a dream- especially on the second day! Thanks! 🙂
Yesssss pound cakes are always better on the next day right!?
So I just made this last night , I had my sons help me and It was super fun once we started.
I substituted 1c of Butter flavored Crisco for 1c of Butter and used 1/2 cup of butter.
The cake over flowed a tiny bit and I didn’t get the signature crack… does anyone know why?
I haven’t tasted yet, but I have french vanilla ice cream, fresh strawberries and caramel whipped cream to accompany this delicious treat!
I’m making different kinds of pound cake to sale for the woman’s , men’s department outside of the church need the cakes to stay moisture till we sale thems please tell me what to do i live on my job have to do them there ahead time