Whipping Cream Pound Cake Recipe

This whipping cream pound cake recipe was Elvis Presley’s favorite, and with good reason. It has a caramelized exterior, and a tender interior, thanks to the substitution of cake flour and addition of whipping cream to a traditional pound cake.

A Short History of this Whipping Cream Pound Cake Recipe

Food historians trace the first pound cake recipes to Northern Europe, where they emerged in the 18th century. The recipes contained, as their names explain, equal parts (roughly one pound each) of butter, sugar, flour, and eggs. We associate pound cakes with the American south perhaps because one of the first Black cookbook authors, Abby Fisher, included not one, but two pound cake recipes in her 1881 cookbook “What Mrs. Fisher Knows About Old Southern Cooking.” Abby Fisher’s recipes each had a different leavening method – one with yeast, and the other with egg whites. Cooks experimented with the traditional pound cake recipe over the years.

The origins of the addition of whipping cream to pound cake are unknown, but the recipe is now most associated with Elvis Presley. Jenelle McComb, a family friend of Elvis’s from Tupelo, Mississippi, claims that it was a favorite of his and that she would bring him one every Christmas and holiday. McComb gave her recipe to food historians Jane and Michael Stern on the 10th anniversary of his death. It was published it in Saveur magazine and Elvis fans have since practiced an annual “TCE” day (Taking Care of Elvis Day) by consuming vast quantities of his favorite cake.

This luscious cake, like the classic pound cake recipe, contains no baking powder or other leavening agent other than the room temperature eggs, which should be beaten thoroughly into the batter to ensure maximum lift. The extra fat from the heavy cream gives this moist pound cake a richer flavor and an especially velvety texture.

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Whipping Cream Pound Cake Recipe

This whipping cream pound cake recipe is said to have been Elvis Presley's favorite, and with good reason. It has a caramelized exterior, and a tender interior, thanks to the substitution of cake flour and addition of whipping cream to a traditional pound cake.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 12 servings

Equipment

• 10-inch bundt pan

Ingredients

 

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• 3 cups sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
• 6 large eggs
• 3 cups of flour cake flour
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract

Instructions

 

• Spray 10-inch bundt cake pan liberally with nonstick cooking spray. If you prefer to use a loaf pan, grease and line two 8 x 4-inch loaf pans with parchment paper.
• Preheat oven to 325 F.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, using the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy on medium-high speed, roughly 2-3 minutes.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well on medium speed after each addition.
• Add half of the cake flour, followed by half the heavy cream, followed by the remaining cake flour and then the remaining heavy cream. Add vanilla and mix on low until well combined.
• Pour the cake batter into the prepared bundt pan or loaf pans. Tap the pan gently on the counter to remove large air pockets. Bake for 1 hour 15-25 minutes or until a long tester or wooden pick inserted into the center of the cake is removed with no crumbs.
• Cool cake in pan for 10-15 minutes then invert onto a wire rack.

Notes

Serve this old-fashioned pound cake in thick slices with fresh berries and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

This cake keeps well for several days wrapped tightly in plastic wrap or in an airtight container.

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