4th of July Old Fashioned Pound Cake

4th of July red, white and blue pound cake

5 from 1 vote

Festive 4th of July Old Fashioned Pound Cake has fantastic flavor & a fabulous red, white & blue swirl! Topped with whipped cream, fruit and sprinkles this will be the hit of any 4th of July party!

Prep Time20

Cook Time1 20

Cool Time20

Total Time2

Course: Cake, Desserts

Cuisine: American

Keyword: 4th of July Old Fashioned Pound Cake

Servings: servings

Calories: 523kcal

Author: Jessica & Nellie

Ingredients

3 cups sugar
2 cups unsalted butter 4 sticks, softened
½ tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
8 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp lemon extract
1 tsp almond extract
12 oz can evaporated milk
4 cups flour
Red and blue food coloring

Instructions

Prep: Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease a non-stick 16-18 cup pound cake pan (or bundt cake pan) well, then dust with 2 TBSP flour. Set aside.
Batter: In a large mixing bowl using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar together. Add the salt and baking powder. Slowly mix in the eggs and all three extracts. Next mix in the evaporated milk. Slowly mix in the flour until everything is well incorporated.
Divide the batter into 3 bowls (keep some in the main bowl), dye one bowl of batter red and the other one blue, keeping the main bowl colorless. Alternate adding spoonfuls of each color of batter into the prepared pan. Use a knife to swirl the colors around lightly.
Bake: Bake for 1 hour 20 minutes. Set aside to cool for 20 minutes. Remove cake from pan and cool completely.
Serve with whipped cream, berries and sprinkles. Enjoy!

Notes

Store leftover pound cake in an airtight container for freshness up to 4 days.

You can freezer the cake for up to 3 months.

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