Our homemade pound cake with raspberry sauce is so delicious! Pound cake is EASY to make and is delicious on its own, but really shines with berries and whipped cream. Sauce can easily be made with fresh or frozen berries!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword butter, pound cake, raspberry pound cake
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 50 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour
Servings 12
Calories 316kcal
Ingredients
Pound Cake
1 3/4cupflour
1/2teaspoonbaking powder
1/4teaspoonsalt
1cupbutter2 sticks, softened
1cupsugar
3eggs
1/2teaspoonalmond extract
1teaspoonvanilla
1/2cupmilk
Raspberry Sauce
12oz.raspberriesfresh or frozen
1/4c.sugar
2T.water
1T.fresh squeezed lemon juice
Instructions
Pound Cake
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spray a 9x5" loaf pan with non stick cooking spray or grease with butter or shortening.
Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Set to the side.
Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on med-high until fluffy (1-2 minutes)
Add sugar and beat intil mixed thoroughly and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, and continue to beat until mixed thoroughly.
Add almond extract, vanilla and milk.
Add dry ingredients and mix until batter is smooth.
Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake for 50-55 minutes. Insert a toothpick into the center of the loaf. It should come out clean.Let cake cool in pan for 10 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack. Let cool before slicing.
Raspberry Sauce
Combine raspberries, sugar, water and lemon juice in a sauce pan and heat (while stirring) until mixture comes to a simmer. Remove from heat.
Let cool 5 minutes to thicken slightly. Spoon over sliced pound cake. The sauce is delicious served warm or cold.