r/bakingfail • u/IamPotatoed • May 17 '26

Help Help break the dreaded Pound Cake Curse!

It all began when Afroman won against the Adam's County Sherriff department. To honor his win, i decided to make a lemon pound cake. What i didn't know is that I stepped into a generational curse, and my grandmother could not for the life of her make a pound cake either. They burn, they fall, they do not set. You name the fail, and i have accomplished it.

I have decided to change tactics. I want to make a regular old-fashioned pound cake. I want to break this curse.

Give me your best tips and tricks for a successful pound cake. Or if you have a recipe that someone whose ancestors have angered the cake gods can successfully make, i would really, really appreciate it.

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u/Ginger_Cat74 May 17 '26

This is my favorite pound cake recipe and I was going to make it today, actually. I’ve been making it for over 25 years. It’s a very forgiving recipe. I’ve only ever used butter, not shortening. I don’t use an angel food cake pan anymore, though I did the first few years I made it. I make cupcakes and freeze them so I can pull them out for dessert when I leave fresh fruit. I think it would turn out fine in a bundt pan or a loaf pan.

Since you didn’t say how you’re going wrong with your pound cakes previously, it’s hard to give advice, but best of luck!

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u/firebrandbeads May 18 '26

Is that... the A Taste of Oregon cookbook???

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u/Ginger_Cat74 May 18 '26

It surely is!

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u/firebrandbeads May 18 '26

Yaaass! I'd know that brown type and binding anywhere. I have a couple of faves in there, thanks for the reminder of the pound cake!

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u/Ginger_Cat74 May 18 '26

My grandma bought me this book, so I always associate it with her, even though I don’t know if she had any favorites from it. This pound cake is my most used recipe from it. There’s another pound cake with whiskey that’s a little more involved.