You may use shortening & Flour instead if so desired. 20 minutes, for the 6- 45 minutes. Either way, this is a delicious cake! Happy baking! Once the butter and sugar are well creamed. Set aside. Can you substitute buttermilk for the heavy cream? There are too may variables to make a suggestion on the measurement without having tested it. Right now Im having trouble getting my cakes out of the oven intact, I seem to be leaving a lining of cake in the pan, maybe its all the rain lately . Could you provide measurements of the recipe by weight? It turned out perfectly! Butter and lightly flour 10 inch tube pan. Happy Baking! Hi Phyllis! Explain the why of this. Hi Patricia, For the Whipping Cream Pound Cake in the picture we used the Nordic Ware 10cup Heritage Bundt Pan. Hi SMcD, Batters that are made with room temperature ingredients incorporate more evenly and tend to be smoother, while cold ingredients will bond together rather than incorporate. Happy baking! 1-2-3-4 Pound Cake is our most requested recipe. My box says 3 tsp of baking powder and 1 cup of milk. Which should be used? vanilla extract 2 eggs Sift flour with Bake approx. CREAM butter and gradually add sugar, creaming until light and fluffy. I make this cake for family and friends. Also, my cake always stick to the pan leaving me no choice but to force the cake out of the pan. Start testing at 1 hour and 15 minutes and bake until a long tester inserted in center of cake comes out completely clean. Hi Deborah, REPEAT 2 more times with remaining eggs, flour and sugar, scraping bowl after each addition. It has turned out great each time. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use. The almond is a bit over powering, cake was on the dry side and it filled only two 9 inch pans not 3 like the back of the box says and the temp is 350 on box. 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 Also I am New to Baking, but watched & enjoyed My Mother baking for many years. The cook time will vary, though, so you just need to test one cupcake first to get the time right, before baking them all. I seem to remember using mace in the 1-2-3-4 Poundcake recipe I tried for the very first time. It is always a big hit and I am always asked for my recipe. Hi Bonnie! Thank you in advance. Happy baking! When you take it out, it tastes like ice cream. The cake will be done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Bake at 325 for one hour and fifteen minutes or until cake tester comes out clean. This will be my go to pound cake. We do have a 1-2-3-4 Layer Cake recipe as well, which is featured on the back of our box, which specifies three 9-inch layer pans, and is found here: A bright and delicious lemon flavored pound cake that is both sweet and a little tart., Topped with a lemon-flavored frosting. Would not make this again. Hi Kim! I recently used your cake flour to make a pineapple glazed Pound Cake and it was a major hit at Church! I was heavy and dense. I have also started making tea cheese biscuits and cheese straws. BUT, the Swans Downs Lemon Pound Cake is formulated to use cream cheese. You can always contact us from the link on our home page if you desire. Thanks. Add eggs one at a time to creamed mixture, blending after each addition. The additional eggs may okay, but perhaps she could just use 2 additional yolks? I only use 2 sticks of butter and will also add some clear butter flavoring.. Sign up to join our email list and receive new recipes, baking tips, promotions and more. Hi Gail, glad to hear it went well, and Happy Baking! Hi Beverly, Thank you for sharing your lovely story. It may take 1:15 1:30 to bake through. Cool about 15 minutes in pan. 6 large eggs. Either way the cake may not have the same level of richness and flavor as the heavy whipping cream contains more fat, but will still have a good tasting pound cake. The top crusty part of my cake always detaches from the cake. Wed love to know. Wasted expensive ingredients! Hi Claire, We agree this is a delicious cake! how can I get this to stop. I wasnt feeling so great tonight, myself so I made the pound cake. (or vanilla if desired). I have a small baking business and have made many, meant wedding cakes using it. Add the softened butter(cut into pieces) mix on low speed just until it looks like coarse sand. i want to know if I can use this receipe for a Chocolate pound cake, and how much chocolate should use. This recipe has NEVER failed me. Swan's Down content produced in Louisiana. And for sure the 1-2-3-4 Cake is definitely a Swans Down favorite! I am an experienced baker 50+ years. Happy baking! Where did I go wrong? Drizzle over cooled cake. Hi Dee, You can always add additional tablespoons, one at a time and stir, of heavy cream until the glaze is at the consistency you prefer. vanilla extract 2 eggs Sift flour with sugar, baking powder Happy baking! Even after her stroke. Combine flour and baking powder and add to creamed mixture. 1-2-3-4 Layer Cake (aka Back of the Box Cake because the recipe is on the Swans Down box), You can see it here: or 2 standard loaf pans (9x5x3 in.) Can you use Earl Grey tea bags? She also made the chocolate icing with Hersheys cocoa. Happy Baking! Add flour mixture a little bit at a time, beating just until combined. Can you use whole milk instead of heavy cream? Also she used double yoked eggs. . Add 1 cup cake flour, cream until smooth. you can substitute Baking Soda for Baking powder. ), BAKE at 325 for approx. I want to make this ,have all the ingredients ready and can not find my bundt pan. Do you have the time and size for the loaf size? When the gluten in the flour is over-developed, the cake can rise too quickly and then fall as it starts to cool off, which can cause the top to crack and the inside to become a bit too dense. For the 4 test at approx. oven proof container on rack next to cake. Preheat oven to 325. Thats an interesting combination to marry together. Desde Puerto Rico ??.. In May 2019, to the , 8 Amazing Types of Italian Cookies You Need To Know, 6 Different Types of Cream Cheese Pie and How to Cook Them, Gorgeous Philly Cheesesteak Recipe in 2021, Everything about Smoked Pulled Pork in 2021, OLD EL PASO ENCHILADA RECIPE ON CAN RECIPES, HERB CRUSTED CHICKEN BREAST RECIPE RECIPES, GLUTEN FREE BISQUICK BISCUITS RECIPE RECIPES, 2 sticks (226g) unsalted butter, softened, 1 cup (239g) buttermilk **if you do not have buttermilk see note below, 3 sticks (339g) unsalted butter, softened (do not soften butter in the microwave), 8 cups powdered sugar (icing sugar in UK) (920g) more if needed. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until incorporated. Thank you. How do you make the icing for the 123 chocolate cake. We love hearing the family traditions and all the wonderful memories. ADD 2 eggs, 1 cup sugar, one cup Swans Down Cake Flour. Keep in mind to not fill the pan more than 2/3 way full to avoid overflow. Most certainly Janice, Many Earl Grey drinkers enjoy their cup with a fresh slice of lemon. Hi Gracie, Some of our recipes are formulated with salted butter. Someone will be reaching out to see if they can help. Let us know how the turn out. Bake at 325 and test at about 45 minutes. You may want to replace it with additional Vanilla for more flavor. A great base to use for other pound cakes, including my favorite: Buttermilk Lb. Whipping Cream Pound Cake is one of our favorite recipes as well. Add vanilla and blend into the butter. This is cake is DELISH!!! In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, cream the butter until light and fluffy. Great flavoring. We love its unique swirl design. These would make a wonderful Holiday Breakfast treat. Grease and flour a bundt cake pan. I have been making this cake for years, this is my go to pound cake, it always turn out great.I even get request for it all the time.I would like to know if you can add chocolate or is there a recipe for one. TIA!! Cream butter, shortening, and sugar until fluffy and light. Cake. Ingredients 230 grams ( 1 cup or 2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened* 200 grams ( 1 cup) caster sugar or 3 cups (360 grams) all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons lemon zest (from about 2 lemons) cup 7UP soda GLAZE: cup powdered sugar 1 tablespoon lemon juice (or more, as necessary) Instructions Preheat oven to 325F. Divide batter evenly among the loaf pans. I like to flavor it with Almond, Lemmon and vanilla! Your email address will not be published. Happy baking! A light vanilla flavor really enhances the flavor so use the best brand. Yes, one can substitute whole milk for heavy cream; keep all measurements the same with the recipe. Can you make this cake a 2 layer cake, can it be done in 9inch cake pans. Happy baking! Preheat oven to 325F. Hi Tami, To make a Chocolate 1 2 3 4 Pound Cake you would add 1/4 cup cocoa powder to the dry ingredients OR 3 ounces melted baking chocolate, cooled and added when the eggs are added. Stay tuned to the site, and happy baking! Happy baking! Add milk alternately with flavoring. Hi Double Dee, Howd the cake turn out? Moist and tasty. Hi Veronica! Required fields are marked *. Beat until smooth and creamy. Bake at 300-325 degrees for 1 1/2 - 2 hours. As you mix the frosting will become very smooth. Set aside. Hi Sharon, Lemon Zest Frosting should compliment the 1 2 3 4 Pound Cake nicely. Please help..Thank You, Hi Yvonne, what a great idea! Preheat oven to 350 degrees F . Hi Zolah, This recipe can easily be halved. It was delicious! Add eggs one at a time to creamed mixture . Beat butter and sugar with a mixer on low speed just until combined. Hi Marvin! I would like to print the recipe but I dont see a PRINT option. That small amount will not effect the outcome. Cream butter, vanilla and sugar until very light and fluffy, about 7-8 minutes. Hi Glaydell! Wed love to know the results. Hi Jackie, Great question! It turned out great! can you put 3 sticks of butter with salt? Happy Baking! Still make it. For your reference, here are both recipes: 1-2-3-4 Pound Cake (Our most requested recipe) Directions. Typically a heavy and dense cake is a result of overmixing. Bake in a slow oven (325F.) Light, bright and full of lemony flavor, this simple cake is perfect for any occasion from casual to fancy. The back of my swans down cake flour said to do 3 tbsp of baking powder. Happy baking! Moist and tender crumb, delicious!! Bake at 325 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes. Hi Mattie, Looking back to 2007 when the recipe was published, it has always called for 1/2 pint of heavy whipping cream. In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the cake mix with eggs, adding the eggs one at a time. Come bake and let us know how it come out. This was for a party so I decided to try the recipe on my Swans Down box. She would make several cakes at Christmas time. Happy baking! Hi Kelli, Being a pound cake the batter is a bit thicker. Also the room temp eggs. It is our go to for pound cake. Ingredients CAKE 2 cups unsalted butter, softened 3 cups granulated sugar 4 large eggs, room temperature 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract We actually have two 1234 recipes. I found & followed the recipe on the box and instantly this bake became a HIT for my family. Yes, you absolutely can use all butter. Me gustara saber si an la venden? SIFT Swans Down Cake Flour and measure out 3 cups. What is the temperature if I have a gas what is the temperature if I have a gas stove. Sign up to join our email list and receive new recipes, baking tips, promotions and more. We do have a 7Up cake recipe that is delicious! Mix the dry ingredients: In a medium bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Would I have to change the recipe if I wanted to make it a cream cheese pound cake. Follow us on Facebook (Link opens in new window), Follow us on Instagram (Link opens in new window), Follow us on Youtube (Link opens in new window), Raspberry Cake with Vanilla Bean Meringue, 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice (2 to 3 lemons), Zest of 2 lemons (long strips, minimal white pith), 1/2 cup sugar + extra for coating lemon zest garnish, 4 sticks (1 pound) unsalted butter, room temperature, 1 cup confectioners sugar, sift before measuring. This is basically a pound cake, and no baking powder or baking soda are needed. A winner! Can you use unsalted butter in place of the salted butter? Sweet tea lemon pound cake Would definitely make this again. And is there a particular type of salt that should be used? Hi I want to get it right and Im used to baking recipes always using unsalted butter but I am a novice baker. Desde muy nia, utilizaba esta harina, particularmente la caja verde. Makes 2 loaves or 1 round (tube pan) cake.PREHEAT oven to 325. If you are using a hand mixer rather than a stand mixer, you will need to mix a bit longer. To convert a recipe from cake flour to all-purpose flour you would remove 2 tablespoons of flour from each cup of all-purpose flour. Add powdered sugar, salt, and cocoa powder. Sift Swans Down Cake Flour once then measure; set Hi Carrie, You can use All-Purpose Flour for this recipe. wondering if I could turn this recipe into a lemon poppyseed cake? Also, use the best ingredients you can find the freshest eggs and the highest quality butter, cream and cane sugar that you can get are always recommended. Happy baking! Generously coat a 10-inch tube pan with shortening; dust with flour. This recipe uses both salt and baking powder, as most Southern-style pound cakes do. This is a fantastic recipe! Those are only in the oven for half an hour!) Hi Debbie, great idea! Dress it up with berries and whipped cream, grill it with pineapple, drizzle with chocolate syrup, any way you want it the real thing, as Van Halen says, is pound cake. ( I usually shortcut when I can.) Lemony pound cake, rich with the refreshing flavor of iced sweet tea and topped with a freshly squeezed lemon glaze. This does sound like what sometimes happens when the gluten is over-worked by too much mixing or mixing at high speeds, but sounds like you are aware of that already and were careful to avoid it. Happy baking! Pound cakes of any size are an easy dessert to pack and carry to a shower, holiday gathering, picnic or party. We love the bananas and whipped cream filling idea, too. When the gluten in the flour is over-developed, the cake can rise too quickly and then fall as it starts to cool off, which can cause the top to crack and separate and the inside may become a bit too dense. Do you happen to have a recipe for that using the cake flour? Preheat oven to 325F. I made this cake for thanksgiving and my family devoured it!! This IS the best pound cake recipe to me. 3 cups granulated sugar. Happy Baking! I made this cake during Thanksgiving 2022, it was easy and delicious! And tossing the apple bits in a little flour should keep them suspended in the batter, rather than settling to the bottom. My 1234 pound cake came out after two hours 325 degrees. Weve forwarded your information to our Consumer Affairs department. Whisk together egg yolks, water, oil and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Can you add lemon instant pudding the recipe. Can the whipping cream cake be made for 1 loaf pan? This recipe is great right out of the oven until days later. Will be trying this cake this week. One reason for denseness in a cake is if the flour is overmixed into the creamed sugar and butter. It was absolutely delicious in fact my co-workers asked for it again & again. That just simply is not enough!! Sift the flour and baking soda. It was absolutely the best pound cake. This pound cake is so good that I couldnt walk past it and not take a slice. This cake should freeze nicely and a 4-inch cake would defrost rather quickly. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, and then gradually add sugar, beating on medium speed until creamy. (Compare this to my usual bake time on round cake pans. My second time making and I just noticed on the back of the box the recipe is different from what is shown above. 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. Im stumped that baking powder isnt used in this recipe. We have several that we proudly display in our office. I made the 1234 Pound Cake for the first time and it was Great. You can use a standard 10 12 cup one but be sure to not fill the pan more than 2/3 of the way full. I am trying to find a recipe for a sour cream pound cake. Add flour, a small amount at a time, beating well after each addition. This cake recipe is absolutely delicious! Each time I bake the 1234 cake layers, my cake is dry. I dont know what Im doing wrong, for some odd reason Ive tried to bake this cake about three or four times; the last cake hardly had that rich pound cake taste as it was oh, so dull, yuck!!! Hi Diane, A note from the Swans Down Kitchen on your inquiry; Please understand that we have not tested the recipe using this ingredient listing Hi Mary, Yes you can omit the Almond extract from the 1234 Pound Cake. I like to half the recipe and bake in my Nordic Ware loaf pan. It was my honor and joy to bring that memory back when I wanted to bake the other day and followed the recipe on the box. Mix the wet ingredients: In another bowl using an electric mixer (stand or handheld), beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. It really goes to higher heights when you use 6 large eggs and substitute buttermilk (in place of the whipping cream. Amazing cake! Its perfection. Happy baking! 3 cups all-purpose flour sifted, (I use this flour) 1 cup plain eggnog no alcohol or spices added 1 tablespoon vanilla extract Instructions Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Follow us on Facebook (Link opens in new window), Follow us on Instagram (Link opens in new window), Follow us on Youtube (Link opens in new window), 1-2-3-4 Pound Cake (Our Most Requested Recipe), 1 cup Tea-Infused Cream (recipe follows), room temperature, 1 cup heavy whipping cream, plus more if needed, 4 family-size bags Luzianne Unsweet Iced Tea. One of the ladies in my church sewing group made this for my birthday and its the best birthday cake Ive had in ages. In a separate bowl, mix the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. 2 cups sifted cake flour 1 cups sugar 3 tsp. I made an upside peach cake using the 1234 layer cake. 1-2-3-4 Pound Cake (Our Most Requested Recipe) 1 week ago swansdown.com Show details . Happy baking! Thanks for being a Swans Down Cake Flour baking enthusiast. Lemon Treats. Beat sugar and butter in a bowl with an electric mixer for 10 minutes. Your email address will not be published. Add vanilla extract and heavy cream and mix until smooth. Made this pound cake in bundt pan. Hi Helen, Which recipe are you referring to? MIX on low speed until all ingredients are incorporated. 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 . I have been making this recipe for a little over 10 years and have been Nick named pound cake. Scrape bowl. Add 2 t. vanilla extract and 1/4 t. lemon extract. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Preheat oven to 350F (oven temperatures may vary depending on oven, can bake at 300, 325 or 350F). 3 cups sifted Swans Down Cake Flour 2 tsp. Wed love to hear how things go. 1 cups sugar 3 tsp. Butter and lightly flour pan. Remove from pan to a wire rack and let cool completely. When the syrup is cooled, remove the lemon zest with a strainer or slotted spoon, place it on some paper towel to drain and set it aside to use for garnishing the cake. Happy baking! 7Up Pound Cake from Scratch 4. Slowly incorporate the flour into the mixture one cup at a time. Hi Kim, Yes the Whipping Cream should also be at room temperature. Being a pound cake were not sure how it will perform as a tall layer cake. Hi Cynthia. is it light and not dense. Moist, tender crumb & just the right level of sweetness. In large mixing bowl, combine butter, sugar and sour cream; mix until creamy. Your email address will not be published. There is no answer to the question people ask on your webpage. Thanks, and happy baking! Swan's Down content produced in Louisiana. Swans down cake flour is the ONLY cake flour I bake with. Make Lemon Syrup: To remove bitterness from lemon peel, place lemon zest and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Ive been baking 7up cakes for years with swans down cake flour. Texas Sheet Cake Swans Down Cake Flour Recipes Sarah Mock 1. I always get rave reviews from people I fix this for. Love this cake, its a winner every time! Combine the Jell-O with the boiling water and allow it to cool slightly. Hi Elizabeth, We used the Nordic Ware Heritage Bundt Pan. This recipe was my first ever cake of any kind. Only found out recently from her son, the secret we thought she took was Swans Down flour and the recipe on the box.