Bread Machine Pound Cake

Bread Machine Pound Cake

The Most Basic Cake Recipe

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Reviewed by Arturs Arnicans
Prep Time: 2m
Cook Time: 1h 25m
Total Time: 1h 30m
Servings: 12
Difficulty: Easy
4.9 (7 Reviews)
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Ingredients

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Nutritional Information

231
calories
5g
fat
33g
carbohydrates
4g
protein
67mg
cholesterol
205mg
sodium
Bread Machine Pound Cake

Recipe Description

Buttery and delicious, this Bread Machine Pound Cake has a dense texture, tender crumb, and the perfect golden crust. The added bonus? This recipe takes barely any effort on your part and involves just throwing all of the ingredients into a bread machine and letting it do its magic. Sometimes simple is best. 

This recipe is developed for a two-pound bread machine. Note that you’ll be using the cake cycle with a medium crust, but if your machine features a quick bread setting, this recipe will work with that setting too. Once baked, remove the bread pan from the bread machine, and let the cake sit within the warm pan on a wooden cutting board for about 10 minutes. Then remove the cake from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack before serving. Slice and enjoy! 

To make the Bread Machine Pound Cake, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingredients for Bread Machine Pound Cake

Steps to make

  1. 1

    Combine ingredients

    2 min
    Step 1 - Bread Machine Pound Cake

    To the pan of your bread machine, add 3 large eggs beaten, ⅓ cup milk, 2 cups bread flour, 3 teaspoons baking powder, ½ cup melted butter, 1 cup sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Check your bread machine’s instructions and add ingredients in the order it recommends.

  2. 2

    Bake

    1h 25m
    Step 2 - Bread Machine Pound Cake

    Select CAKE cycle. Use the medium crust color. If your bread machine allows, use a spatula to scrape the inside of the pan down during the first few minutes of mixing.

  3. 3

    Cool

    Step 3 - Bread Machine Pound CakeStep 3 - Bread Machine Pound Cake

    Once baked, leave the cake to cool for 10 minutes before turning it out of the pan. Cool completely on a wire rack.

  4. 4

    Serve

    Step 4 - Bread Machine Pound Cake

    Slice and serve!

About the author

Lilly Mathuse

Lilly is an enthusiastic and cheerful young mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Lilly's going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.

Recipe Reviews

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4.9 out of 5 (7 reviews)
Brian Anderson
August 20, 2023
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So tasty, easy!

Franklin Smith
May 5, 2023
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Superb! I made this for my wife’s birthday, and it was a hit! So easy and delicious; we’ll be making it every week now.

Renee
February 4, 2023
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This cake legit saved my weekend! Made it with the kids, all smiles! So easy!

Bethany Adams
November 9, 2022
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Amazing! My kids loved helping me make this on a rainy day, and it turned out perfectly! So buttery and simple. Definitely a new family favorite.

Xena
September 9, 2022
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OMG! This Bread Machine Pound Cake is da bomb! So easy, just tossin' everything in the machine, and boom, cake! Made it for a fam dinner and they all loved it! The buttery flavor is outta this world, and the golden crust is just too pretty. Winner in my house for sure!

Dee
August 2, 2022
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Doesn't the Bread Machine Over mix?
Mine mixes the cake for 16 minutes. I have read that over-mixing cakes makes them dense/gummy. I have tried doing quick bread (banana) twice and they are very spongy.
I have not figured out the problem.
I apologize for not putting this under comments but the Comment selection would not open for me.

Athina
February 14, 2022
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Best pound cake I've ever baked in my own home. Thanks for sharing!

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