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Classic Vanilla Pound Cake with Chantilly Cream and Berries

5 from 1 vote
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Author: Traci Crossland
Sweet, moist, and absolutely delicious! This Classic Vanilla Pound Cake with Chantilly Cream and Berries is definitely one of the easiest and best cakes there is.

Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 cup butter room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 large eggs room temperature
  • 1⅔ cups all purpose flour
  • 1¾ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup milk room temperature
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla

Chantilly Cream

  • 1 cup heavy cream cold
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 Tablespoons powdered sugar

To Finish

  • berries washed and sliced
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Instructions

Cake

  • Heat oven to 350 °F.
  • Spray 2 7-inch loaf pans with baking spray. Set aside.
  • Whisk together flour, baking, powder, and salt. Set aside.
  • With an electric mixer, cream butter.
  • Add sugar while continuing to beat.
  • Beat until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
  • Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • Add flour mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
  • Stir in vanilla.
  • Divide batter evenly between prepared pan.
  • Bake for 35 minutes, or until cake tests done.

For the chantilly cream:

  • Combine cream, vanilla, and powdered sugar in a mixer.
  • Beat with the whisk attachment for 2-3 minutes, or until medium peaks form

Notes

  • If you are making a large loaf, make sure you lower the temperature of the oven to 325 and increase bake time.
  • If you do smaller loaves, each pan should have about 1 pound of batter.
  • Don't over mix the batter!
  • Make sure to use a cake tester to make sure your cake is really done.
  • For best results, lightly grease the cake pans and dust with flour.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 280kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 4gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 96mgSodium: 238mgPotassium: 73mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 665IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 67mgIron: 1mg

Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.