Million Dollar Pound Cake is so moist and feather light.  Definitely worth the name Million Dollar and perfect to serve at tea time or for dessert

I have only ever made one type of Pound Cake and that was since around Christmas time last year.

A Chocolate Pound Cake which we all fell in love with !

Totally different from a normal cake and I have to say, this Million Dollar Pound Cake recipe deserves the name “Million Dollar”.

It is perfect to treat Mom on Mother’s Day or as a tea time treat.

When I was little, I lived with my grandparents, and only recently I remembered my granny used to make Pound Cakes every now and then.

I have never really thought about it, but someone mentioned the Afrikaans name, Pond Koek, the other day.

And duh … I remembered my granny always talking and baking a Pond Koek, which is of course a Pound Cake.

No idea why it took me so long to put the two names together, the names could not have been closer in the two languages. Anyhow, I have fallen in love with Pound Cakes, as did my family.

This Pound Cake is extremely moist and feather light, not what one would expect looking at the ingredients.

The Almond Essence definitely takes over on the flavor side, not much, only a hint, but that is more than enough to make it only just Almondy.

One more thing, this is a huge cake, so be sure to use your bigger sized bundt pan to cope with the rising, and not spilling over, making a mess in your oven.

More Cake recipes you might like:

• Magic Chocolate Custard Cake
• Ginger Cake with Creamy Lime Filling
• Banana Pudding Cake

Million Dollar Pound Cake

Million Dollar Pound Cake

Linda Nortje

Million Dollar Pound Cake is so moist and feather light - definitely worth the name Million Dollar and perfect to serve at tea time or for dessert

4.67 from 6 votes

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Course Dessert

Cuisine South-African

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr 40 minutes mins

Cooling Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 2 hours hrs

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Servings 12 Servings

Calories 663 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 450 grams Butter softened ( 1 pound )
• 3 cups Sugar
• 6 large Eggs
• 4 cups Flour
• ¾ cup Milk
• 1 teaspoon Almond Essence
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Essence
• Whipped Cream for serving
• Sprinkles optional

Instructions

 

• ) Pre-heat the oven to 150 deg C (300 deg F) – grease a large bundt pan very well
• ) Cream the Butter in a large mixing bowl – add the Sugar and beat until creamy
• ) Add the Eggs one-by-one and beat after each addition – gradually add the Flour and Milk (1 cup Flour then 1/4 cup Milk, repeat twice, and end with the 4th cup of Flour), whilst beating continuously
• ) Stir in both the Essences and pour into the well greased bundt pan – bake 1 hour and 40 minutes or until a tester comes out clean
• ) Remove from the oven, let cool 10 minutes then turn out onto a cooling rack to cool completely

Nutrition Facts

Million Dollar Pound Cake

Serving Size

 

1 Servings

Amount per Serving

Calories

663

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

34

g

52

%

Saturated Fat

 

20

g

125

%

Trans Fat

 

1

g

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

11

g

Cholesterol

 

175

mg

58

%

Sodium

 

286

mg

12

%

Carbohydrates

 

83

g

28

%

Fiber

 

1

g

4

%

Sugar

 

51

g

57

%

Protein

 

8

g

16

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition value, where given, is not always accurate. Please also check your ingredient labels.