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My bestpound cake recipe, akaSandkuchen,is this one.My Oma made it, my Mutti made it, and now I make it! It's my quick cake recipe for emergencies.
Sandkuchen, literally translated asSand Cake, is also one of the greatholiday baking recipesto have. Why? Because it's such a treat!
But since it's so good, it also finds its way intomy quick cake recipes collection. Good and quick. Good because it's tastes so rich and moist.
- Traditionally, a pound cake is made with equal weights of flour, sugar, butter, and eggs.
- There are many variations in many countries that have similar recipes that have evolved over time to include various weights
- Germany's Eischwerkuchen ("egg weight cake") would be closest to a traditional pound cake
- Sandkuchen (sand cake) while not a true pound cake (equal weight ingredients) has a similar texture.
Make Sandkuchen a bit different ...
Here I've iced the finished cake with lemon icing. Just take some icing sugar and use enough lemon juice (preferably freshly squeezed) to make a nice, not-too-liquid icing.
- Play around with the flavorings in dough of this best pound cake recipe and create your own variation.
- Use just vanilla (omitting the lemon peel), or use almond extract (my favorite). Or, try rum instead.
- It is often just sprinkled with icing sugar before serving.
- Many times, I'll coat it with a chocolate glaze as a treat.
- Use a loaf pan, well greased and floured. Ideally, using a narrow and long loaf pan (about 3x10-inch) will give you a traditional looking Sandkuchen.
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Oma says,
Because of its high butter content, this Sandkuchen is very moist and keeps well ... although there's seldom much left over when I serve it.
It tastes absolutely WUNDERBAR!
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Best Pound Cake Recipe - Oma's Sandkuchen
Mybestpound cake recipe, akaSandkuchen,is this one.My Oma made it, my Mutti made it, and now I make it! It's myquick cake recipe for emergencies.
Sandkuchen, literally translated asSand Cake, is also one of the greatholiday baking recipesto have. Why? Because it's such a treat!
Prep Time25 minutes | Bake Time60 minutes | Total Time85 minutes |
Servings:
Makes 10 servings
Ingredients:
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 cupgranulatedsugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¾cup cornstarch
- 1¼cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoonbaking powder
- 1 teaspoongrated lemon zest
- 2 teaspoons powdered sugar
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Prepare a3x10-inch loaf baking pan by greasing and flouring it.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar.
- Add eggs, beating well after each one. Continue beating until light in color and fluffy. Add vanilla.
- Mix together cornstarch, flour, and baking powder. Stir into butter mixture. Add lemon rind and stir.
- Pour batter into greased and floured loaf pan, smoothing top.
- Bake for 1 hour or until wooden toothpick poked into centre comes out clean.
- Place pan on wire rack and let cake cool in pan for 10 minutes.
- Invert pan to remove cake and let cool on wire rack.
- Put powdered sugar into a sieve and tap over cake to dust.
Notes/Hints:
- Use just vanilla (omitting the lemon peel), or use almond extract (my favorite). Or, try rum instead (a traditional choice).
- It is often just sprinkled with icing sugar before serving.
- Use the juice of the lemon you zested to make a lemon icing by mixing a cup of powdered sugar with just enough lemon juice to get a nice pouring consistency. Pour over cake and let sit until it hardens.
- Coat with a chocolate glaze as a treat.
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09.13.2021 revision update
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Best Pound Cake Recipe made Just like Oma
By Oma Gerhild Fulson
My best Pound Cake recipe (Sandkuchen) is this one. My Oma made it. My Mutti made it. AND now I make it! It's one of those quick cake recipes for emergencies.
Ingredients: butter,sugar,eggs,all-purpose flour,vanilla extract,cornstarch,baking powder,lemon zest,powdered sugar,
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