Whisk together egg yolks, water, oil and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. In a separate bowl whisk the cake flour, salt, and baking powder to combine. Lemon juice and zest in the batter gives these tender-crumb pound cakes lots of bright, lemony flavor. Happy baking! (If using loaf pans, test at 1 hour and 15 minutes and see if the cake tester comes out clean. It looked perfect, cut perfectly, tasted out of this world. 1 hour and 15 to 20 minutes, or until cake tests done. I have been making it for over 10 years and passing the recipe along. Happy Baking! Happy baking! It really goes to higher heights when you use 6 large eggs, 4 sticks of butter and substitute buttermilk (in place of the whipping cream. Ingredients. Hi Rae, One stick of butter contains an average of 1/3 teaspoon of salt. Hi Michelle, Oh, Oreos sounds like it would be delicious in the Whipping Cream Pound Cake. Good morning. We have several that we proudly display in our office. I been cook/bake for a living 17 years in the transportation/ oilfield industries and i make this pound cake at least once a week. ( I usually shortcut when I can.) I follow the recipe to a T and it is fool proof ! Moist, tender crumb & just the right level of sweetness. Boil until sugar is dissolved. Hands down the best pound cake recipe ever and I love your 1-2-3-4 cake recipe! If using sour cream you could have needed to add a small amount of baking soda to offset the acidy and a small amount of liquid to thin the sour cream a bit. The baking sheet is to catch dripping from the tea syrup and lemon glaze. I like to flavor it with Almond, Lemmon and vanilla! This IS the best pound cake recipe to me. Should the Whipping Cream also be room temperature? Let stand until the glaze is set. Add vanilla extract and heavy cream and mix until smooth. I used almond extract in the glaze on top, instead of just vanilla extract. Add in flour and whipping cream, alternately. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. No other compares. Thanks for being a loyal Swans Down Cake Flour consumer. Cream the butter with the paddle attachment in your mixer, gradually add the sugar and mix until lighten in color and fluffy 3 to 5 minutes. Happy Baking! can you substitute 7up for whipping cream and what are the measurements? (or vanilla if desired). With the mixer on lowest speed gradually pour into the mixer. Make a simple syrup using equal parts sugar and water (1/2 cup each). . I love this recipe. Preheat the oven to 350 Fahrenheit. I made it for work in a heart shape pan with raspberries and a raspberry glaze, it was gone in an hour. For more information visit our Baking Tips page. Happy Baking! It is my go to cake and every one loves it when I make it. Preheat oven to 325F. I made this cake tonight, for my mom to cheer her up. Tossing the fresh berries in flour helps to keep them from sticking to the bottom of the cake during baking. Thank you. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. What am I doing wrong help!!!!! Some factors that result in a dry, crumbly cake; Would you still use the Lemon glaze or something different? Hi Sandra, Yes, you can use buttermilk in place of whole milk in the 1 2 3 4 pound cake recipe. Preheat oven to 325F. . Someone will be reaching out to see if they can help. Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 1 hour Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes Ingredients 1 cup butter 1 1/2 cups cake flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/4 cups sugar Zest of whole lemon Juice of a whole lemon Still make it. Plain table salt should work just fine. Keep in mind that this recipe yields a lot of batter, so make sure to not fill the pans more than 2/3 of the way full. 2 teaspoon vanilla extract. We love its unique swirl design. The cake will be done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. 6 large eggs. When using a bundt pan, be sure to grease the pan well, into the cracks and indentations of the design on the pan, if any, to keep the cake from sticking there. I loved it. Amazing cake! Swan's Down content produced in Louisiana. Im short about three tbls of heavy cream! Only found out recently from her son, the secret we thought she took was Swans Down flour and the recipe on the box. Lastly, as plain as I can put it: H*E*L*P me with this recipe please so I too can become winner. Make Tea-Infused Cream: Heat cream in a saucepan over medium-low heat just until bubbles form (do not boil). I have used this recipe for years and its the best pound cake! Hi Debby, The 1-2-3-4 Pound Cake is Swans Down #1 most requested recipe. Very generously butter and flour a large (15-cup) Bundt pan, tapping out excess flour. Are you using a bundt pan? vanilla extract 2 eggs Sift flour with sugar, baking powder Please make sure not to fill the pans more than 2/3 of the way to above overflow while baking. Sift the already sifted cake flour with baking powder and salt. Your email address will not be published. It turned out great! Can I add crushed Oreo cookies to the recipe? Made several of the above following the above recipe. To avoid overflowing be sure to not fill the pans more than 2/3 of the way full. Can I substitute those with 1/2 and 1/2. I nailed it with this pound cake recipe. Add flour, a small amount at a time, beating well after each addition. I make this cake all the time,but I never thought to make it in a pound cake pan.In fact I made one on yesterday but I always make it in layers. I made this cake Iast night. Hi Lomar, We appreciate all feedback from our Swans Down bakers and are sorry that you were disappointed. They will be able to give you information is regards to the bake line and crunch top you are getting. This will be my go to pound cake. My wife had this box of cake flour in our pantry. However I thought Id try a new pound cake to make. Hi Jessica, You dont have to sift the entire box, just enough to measure out to 3 1/2 cups. Put the first 5 ingredients into the bowl of your mixer. Thanks. Also, my cake always stick to the pan leaving me no choice but to force the cake out of the pan. Happy baking! 20 minutes, for the 6- 45 minutes. Make Lemon Glaze: Heat lemon juice and sugar over low heat in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves and glaze mixture is smooth. how do I make the icing for 1-2-3-4 pound cake? If I cut the recipe in half using a bundt pan, do I bake the cake for less time? 1-2-3-4 Lemon Cake Recipe 5. How long should I bake if using loaf pans? Heres a link to other Swans Down recipes that use it as well, Whipping Cream Recipes. Happy baking! I made an upside peach cake using the 1234 layer cake. . Happy Baking! Your email address will not be published. I must admit Ive deviated by adding a tad lemon juice. Your email address will not be published. Directions. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until incorporated. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F . Wed love to know the results. Come back and let us know the outcome. Add the vanilla to the 1 cup buttermilk. Typically a heavy and dense cake is a result of overmixing. It was dry and crumbly. ADD 2 eggs, 1 cup sugar, one cup Swans Down Cake Flour. I always get requests to make it! I have baked the cake according to the recipe on back of box and put mixture in a tube pan bothe times the cake sunk n middle n croton the sides but had a good taste. Sift flour, salt and baking soda in a large bowl. It made three 9 pans for a lovely cake. You cannot go wrong with Swans Down! One reason for denseness in a cake is if the flour is overmixed into the creamed sugar and butter. Top the bottom and middle cake layers with a layer of Buttercream Frosting followed by a layer of lemon curd. Hi Mia, Both the Whipping Cream Pound Cake and Red Velvet Cake recipe are delicious cakes! For the 4 test at approx. Slow and steady wins the race with this pound cake. This is a fantastic recipe! Do you know why? Sift flour, baking powder, sugar and salt together in a medium bowl; set aside. Happy baking! Hi Monique, Thanks for the great compliment! This does sound like what sometimes happens when the gluten is over-worked by too much mixing or mixing at higher speeds, but sounds like you are aware of that already and were careful to avoid it. Bake approx. SIFT Swans Down Cake Flour and measure out 3 cups. Would that make the cake off, or can that work? I like that vanilla flavor so I add more for my taste. Two very different sets of ingredients though. Grease a 12- to 15-cup Bundt or tube pan with melted vegetable shortening, and dust with flour. Put half of the vanilla batter in the bundt, then half of the red velvet, layer the remaining half vanilla on top of the red velvet and top with remaining half of red velvet. Hi Debbie! Please note that this recipe yields about 12 cups of batter, so make sure to not fill the pan more than 2/3 of the way full. We have the story here on our history page: https://swansdown.com/history/ Thanks for sharing your story and Happy Baking! 3 3/4 cups sifted Swans Down Cake Flour (sift before measuring) 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/8 teaspoon salt 2 1/3 cups granulated sugar 3 tablespoons lemon juice 1 tablespoon lemon zest 1 pound unsalted butter, room temperature 8 large eggs , room temperature 3 tablespoons poppyseeds 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Lemon Glaze Hi Mattie, Looking back to 2007 when the recipe was published, it has always called for 1/2 pint of heavy whipping cream. Hello My Dear Aunt always used Swans Cake Flour. Yes, you absolutely can use all butter. When she was a little girl she learned to bake, making the 1-2-3-4 cake as a layer cake. Sign up to join our email list and receive new recipes, baking tips, promotions and more. Happy baking! Add buttermilk, lemon zest and lemon juice. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Thank you!!! When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Thank you kindly, is it light and not dense. Pour Lemon Glaze onto cooled cake before serving. Hi Patrice, The recipe would call for a large 14 16 cup Bundt pan. Mix in half the egg yolks, followed by another cup of flour, then the remaining yolks and finally the rest of the flour. I want to get it right and Im used to baking recipes always using unsalted butter but I am a novice baker. baking powder 1 tsp. Ive been baking 7up cakes for years with swans down cake flour. Each time I bake the 1234 cake layers, my cake is dry. Add vanilla; for richer flavor, add additional 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Add flour mixture and mix until fully combined and smooth. 1 cups sugar 3 tsp. Grease 3 (8-inch) round cake pans and line with parchment. Amazing recipe. That small amount will not effect the outcome. Hands down the best pound cake!! We love the bananas and whipped cream filling idea, too. Recipe Instructions Makes 2 loaves or 1 round (tube pan) cake.PREHEAT oven to 325.BUTTER and lightly flour two 9-inch loaf pans (or you can use one 10-inch tube pan).SIFT Swans Down Cake Flour, then lightly spoon into measuring cup for 3 cups.CREAM butter and gradually add sugar, creaming until light and .