Bundt Pound Cakes

The original Pound Cake of England, from which the American-style Butter cake and Pound cake have evolved, constitutes a pound each of butter, sugar, eggs and flour. Along with this combination, a tremendous amount of beating by hand must have been involved in order to add enough air so the cake would rise. So the recipe must have:

1 pound butter = 2 cups (4 sticks)
1 pound sugar = about 2 ¼ cups
1 pound eggs = about 8 to 9 large
1 pound flour = 4 cups or 16 ounces (spoon and sweep method)

Pound Bundt Cakes can be made colorful, just by adding different flavored extracts, such as vanilla or orange, each time. Other items can be added such as nuts or dried fruits, which would further change the cake.

Pound Bundt Cakes can be used as the base of many desserts. All types of trifles have some type of pound cakes in them. Slices of Pound cake can be used in French toast and Bread pudding.