Comparing Pound Cake Ingredients to Get the Best Pound Cake | Down the Baking Rabbit Hole Series
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- Many ingredients are frequently substituted for butter in a pound cake recipe. In this video, I test the effect of butter, oil, sour cream, Greek yogurt, cream cheese, and vanilla ice cream on the appearance, texture, and flavor of a basic pound cake to find out which one makes the best pound cake.
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1) History of Pound Cake video: • Down the Baking Rabbit...
2) Making a Pound Cake from 1747: • Making the First Publi...
3) Comparing Store Bought Pound Cakes: • Comparing Store Bought...
Get the Pound Cake Recipe: Boyle, Tish. The Cake Book. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2006. - amzn.to/3Ax18US
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Baz, Molly. “The Secret to the Moistest Cake? Regular Ol’ Vegetbale Oil.” Bon Appetit, 9 April, 2019. www.bonappetit.com/story/mois...
Vaughan, Kelly. “Sour Cream is Such a Magical Ingredient in Baked Goods - Here’s Why.”
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“Girl I’m gonna follow you down to the rabbit hole. I’ve never in my wildest dream would think to vanilla ice cream in a cake recipe
I’m so curious now😂
Right?! I was really surprised.
I always bake my cakes with butter and cream cheese!!
Yep 3 sticks of butter and 1 block of cream cheese…vanilla and rum extract (or real rum if that’s your choice) 😊
That sounds delicious!
I just discovered this video..I absolutely love it..very,very helpful..thank you. 😋
Wow … I love your test tasting along with your honest reviews!! All the pound cakes looked amazing!!
Thanks so much! 😊 I'm glad you liked them.
Great informative video! Thanks a lot for breaking down all the ingredients and how they impact the outcome.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Interesting! Thanks for the comparisons. That's a lot of cakes by the way hopefully you had people to share it with!
I'm glad you liked the video! Thankfully my husband took all of the good tasting ones to work. That would have been waaaaay too much for us to eat.
Thanks for taking away the mystery of baking pound cake.
It is one of my favorites for the simplicity of baking it.
Now I'm even more confident, understanding the anatomy of this ubiquitous treat.
You are so welcome! I'm glad I could help!
I’m still trying to perfect my pound cake. Thanks for sharing
You’re welcome 😊
Great video! Thanks for this, on the poundcake journey myself, you just joined my elite group of subscriptions! Looking forward to more to come.
Well thank you very much! I'm in the process of working on more videos as we speak/type.
WoW! This was an expensive test. Thank you for the information
You are very welcome!
Hi there!!! I am a new subbie and I really want to get into pound cakes so this was very informative!! So glad this popped up on my home screen and I will definitely be checking out some more of your videos!
Glad it was helpful!
Lets say we use one pound each of sugar eggs flour and butter, how much vanilla isnt enough and how much vanilla is too much? but any way i taste it, pound cake blows away regular cake, especially with vanilla and lots of powdered sugar sprinkled all over it 😊
Now i like really wana see and hear and taste a pound cake thats made with butter, oil, sour cream, yogurt, cream cheese and vanilla ice cream all baked together with vanilla extract and powdered sugar on top of course 😊
Thank you so much this was very informational I was just looking for something and happened on your site wow I'm a subscriber. Thank you again
Welcome to the Windy City Baker community!
Great video! I’m an absolute cream cheese lover in pound cakes- it’s the ice cream that got my attention! I will definitely try that idea out! Really good video!
Thank you! I was so surprised about the ice cream. I thought I was being a little crazy with that option, but I was pleasantly surprised lol
Interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Excellent video well done and very informative I enjoyed this
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for this video. I know what cake I’m making for thanksgiving
Pound cake is perfect for Thanksgiving!
Thank you, Sara!
You are so welcome!
I’m trying different pound cake recipes for more than a week, and this video really helps. Thanks!
I'm so glad it was helpful!
Is there a video on the different types of leaveners effects on pound cakes
I honestly prefer, in order, heavy cream (which you didn't test here), Greek yogurt, and cream cheese. I believe the type of flour used is key....
Thank you for sharing! I didn't see any recipes that used heavy cream in the pound cream recipe. That sounds delicious. Which type of flour do you use in your pound cakes?
@@windycitybaker I use a mix of AP and self rising flour - half each. My aunt taught me that. Heavy cream recipe is on the Swans Down brand of cake flour - I use 2 cups and 2 sticks of butter. It makes a very fluffy and silky texture.
@@windycitybakerPaula Deen’s cold oven pound cake is the best recipe I’ve used with heavy cream.
Great video
I love your video ❤ could you please show us eggless cake recipes I have tried many but not satisfied.
Interesting test. I've never heard of the ice cream pound cake. I made a cream cheese PC today😊
That sounds amazing!
Great video!
Thank you!
Today i tried a few different pound cakes, store and bakery and none of them have vanilla (extract?) listed in the ingredients, no vanilla anything whatsoever, too bad huh? why not? another dimension of good taste is being totally ignored.
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Heel graag gedaan (You're very welcome) - Used google translate so I'm sorry if the translation is wrong.
NEW SUBBIE!!! Thank you...luved this comparison video...been thinking of finally tackling the pound cake recipe...this gives me more insight!
I'm glad it was helpful!
Thank you 💕
You’re welcome 😊
Wow
My 10 year old daughter just made a pound cake and entered it in a competition.
I thought it was perfect but she wants to win next time. I’m looking for tips.
Should she have used cake flour? Or a mixture?
The whole video is awesome!! I know the details and “dirty work” IE: washing the bowls and other utensils 5 times🥴 ok that’s what hit me first!!
Lol. Dishes are definitely my least favorite part of baking, but sometimes it's a necessary evil.
I would love to know the actual recipe of the top three
Very nice
Thank you!
I never thought to put ice cream in cake. Judging by your results, I will just leave on the side… a la mode!
I love cake and ice cream!
Great job explaining and showing us the cakes difference.
Your camera person failed because they didn’t zoom in so the cakes can be seen up close.
Thank you
Less the camera person and more poor planning on my part. Hopefully, we will remember closeups next time.
Great content. Is there a way to maintain crispy top on poundcake? Everyone likes that part, but as soon as you cover or wrap it the cake becomes soft :(
The cake has to cool completely, before wrapping. A good 8 hrs, I usually display on a cake plate, with lid.
I agree about the crispy top. It's fantastic to have the crispy exterior and the soft cake inside. To be honest, I haven't found a way to keep the crispy part from getting soft. Everything I've ever done has made it soft (i.e., wrapping it in plastic wrap once cooled, keeping it on a covered cake plate, and storing in an airtight container). If other people have had success, please leave it in the comments!
What was the complete recipe?
This just came into my feed. Can someone give the recipe measurements on the cream cheese please? This wkend would be a fine time to make it. My son is and active soldier and pound cakes are his favorite. I would like to make this for him before he leave for deployment again next month. Thank you very much.
I just updated the blog post to include the ingredients: windycitybaker.com/comparing-pound-cake-ingredients-to-get-the-best-pound-cake/
As part of the series, I also developed a recipe for chocolate orange pound cake that is amazing! windycitybaker.com/chocolate-orange-pound-cake/
Going to give you what I believe is the best poundcake recipe in the world. This is definitely a southern poundcake. We actually believe that the crumb needs to be just a little sad to give the best flavor and mouth feel.
3 C All purpose flour
3 C fine sugar (Dixie Crystal) not powdered but ultra fine
3 sticks + 2 T butter
8 oz cream cheese
6 eggs
1 tsp each vanilla, almond, lemon, coconut and rum flavorings(no artificial)
Make sure all ingredients are at room temperature and prep a large tube pan. This is a cold oven poundcake so no need to preheat.
Cream butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add sugar and cream for 8 min. Add flour and eggs alternating in 3 parts only mixing until combined. Add flavorings and beat for 1 minute on medium high scraping bowl a couple of times. Turn into pan and bang on counter several times to release air bubbles. Bake in 300°F oven for approximate 1:15 -1:30 or until cake tester comes out with just a few crumbs. Cool in pan for 15-20 min. Turn out on serving plate. Glaze or sprinkle with powdered sugar once completely cool.
Is there the recipe for the ice cream pound cacke?
Check out this post: windycitybaker.com/comparing-pound-cake-ingredients-to-get-the-best-pound-cake/
I list the original control recipe and the modifications I made for each of the test ingredients.
This isxa beautiful cake! It looks so delicious. I am a new subscriber.
Questions. Do i use salted or unsalted butter? Also, did u say I could use a 12 cup bundt pan?
Welcome!! I always use unsalted butter so I can control the amount of salt in a recipe. If you use salted butter instead, I would suggest leaving the butter out of the recipe. I have included the website where I list the control recipe. I used a 6-cup bundt cake for this recipe. It can be doubled for a 12-cup bundt cake pan. Here is the website: windycitybaker.com/comparing-pound-cake-ingredients-to-get-the-best-pound-cake/
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Thank you!
The best pound cake is a sour cream cake with cream cheese icing.
I thought she would've put the one made with the oil last.
Great information! Am on the quest also to find the perfect pound cake ~ tried one once at wedding, unmatched in creaminess! Need suggestions if anything new has surfaced :) Thank you!
The cream cheese looks the best
I definitely agree!
Yeah wouldn’t make a cake with vegetable oil . You can find a recipe without vegetable oil . Some use coca it outlet cream cheese or sour cream
Nice demonstration. Your hair was in your way.
Thank you! It did keep getting in the way. That's why I always pull my hair back when I'm baking off camera.
Have you ever tried Ricotta cheese in a pound cake?
No, I haven't. Have you tried it before? How did it taste? Did the ricotta affect the texture?
@@windycitybaker Yes, I did make a pound cake with ricotta. It turned out good in my opinion.
Thanks for the video. If you are going to give them cakes to people you should have your hair pulled back and not touch or scratch your head.
These cakes were just for me and my husband. When I make things for other people I pull my hair back, wear gloves, and follow all food safety rules. These cakes are for entertainment.
appreciate the rigorous analysis.
Thank you!
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