Pound Cake

Name: Pound Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 12 servings.
Cuisine: Comfort Food Desserts, Comfort Food Recipes
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 3/4 cup sugar; 3 large eggs, room temperature; 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce; 1-1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest; 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt

"This is my own low-fat recipe and I often use cubes of it to make a wonderfully light blueberry trifle," writes Joyce Grasby from Rochester, New York. She also likes to spoon fresh or frozen fruit or berries over each slice for added flavor.

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3 large eggs, room temperature
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1-1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the applesauce, vanilla and lemon zest. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture just until blended.
Transfer to an 8x4-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 45-55 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 185 calories, 9g fat (5g saturated fat), 74mg cholesterol, 159mg sodium, 23g carbohydrate (13g sugars, 0 fiber), 3g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 1-1/2 fat.

Originally published as Pound Cake in Light & Tasty February/March 2007

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Tina

May 24, 2018

Easy receipe. Great taste. Will def make again. So glad I found it & gavd it a try...
memryskr10

Jan 9, 2014

Made this pound cake this morning and did find it dense like some of the other reviews,.but the taste is very good. I also baked it at 325 degrees for 45 minutes. but I dont know if I will make this cake again, I might just buy the box mix, that way I know it comes out right.
craftycas

Jul 16, 2009

This was OK. Mine came out a bit dry and I only baked it for 50 minutes. Flavor was good though.I trimmed off the top so the cake was flat then made 3 layers out of it. I filled it with a home-cooked strawberry filling and chocolate whipped cream icing between each layer then frosted it with the chocolate whipped cream. I didn't have any lemons on hand, so I used about 1/4 tsp of lemon extract. I think this cake would work out better in a trifle.
odrapa

Jul 10, 2009

nubyenoh looks like 'honey bun' spelled backwards
Karen Y

Jul 3, 2009

nubyenoh, Yours is an interesting name, anyone ever comment on it? The reason I asked is, it sounds like a 'pet name' that someone may have given you... or the other way around... (:
JustJan

Jul 2, 2009

Yes, you can subsitute Splenda for sugar. Splenda says cup for cup etc but personally I use less because it's so sweet and I'm also high altitude.
bcakes

Jul 2, 2009

This cake is so horrible and nasty as it can be.I will never make that cake again.
nubyenoh

Jun 29, 2009

Worst cake I ever made!!!!!!!Nubyenoh
ebakerlady

Jun 27, 2009

Re: Pound CakeThis pound cake was not dense, did not like the taste, will stick to my tried and true recipe for pound cake.ebakerlady
gapeach55

Jun 26, 2009

To me pound cakes are suppose to be dense. That what makes them a good poundcake. Yummy!