Description
Creamy peanut butter pound cake delivers pure comfort with rich, dense texture that melts in your mouth. Indulgent Southern-style dessert promises warm nostalgia and sweet satisfaction for passionate bakers seeking classic homemade goodness.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup (226 grams) butter, softened
- 1/2 cup (128 grams) peanut butter, creamy or crunchy
- 5 eggs, room temperature
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) milk (whole or low fat)
Sugar:
- 2 cups (400 grams) sugar
- 1 cup (220 grams) light brown sugar, lightly packed
Dry Ingredients:
- 3 cups (375 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Prepare the oven by heating to 325F (163C). Coat a large tube or bundt pan with grease and flour, ensuring not to exceed 3/4 pan capacity to prevent spillage.
- Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a mixing bowl, thoroughly whisking to eliminate potential lumps.
- Using an electric mixer, blend butter, sugar, brown sugar, and peanut butter until light and airy. Incorporate eggs individually, ensuring complete integration after each addition. Mix in vanilla extract.
- Alternate adding dry ingredient mixture and milk to the creamed base, beginning and concluding with dry ingredients. Mix until a smooth, consistent batter forms.
- Transfer batter into prepared pan, spreading evenly. Bake for 60-70 minutes, initially checking doneness at 60 minutes with a toothpick. Continue testing every 5 minutes until the pick emerges clean.
- Allow cake to rest in pan for 15 minutes, then carefully transfer to a wire rack for complete cooling.
- Finish by dusting with powdered sugar or applying preferred frosting before serving.
Notes
- Measure ingredients precisely to ensure the perfect texture and rise of the pound cake.
- Use room temperature butter and eggs for smoother blending and better incorporation of ingredients.
- Avoid overmixing the batter to prevent a tough, dense cake texture.
- Check the cake early and often to prevent overbaking, which can dry out the peanut butter pound cake.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 450 kcal
- Sugar: 34 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 53 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg