Elvis Presley's Favorite Whipping Cream Pound Cake

By Maverick19

Ingredients

• 3 cups sugar
• 1/2 lb butter, room temperature
• 7 eggs, room temperature
• 3 cups cake flour
• 1 cup whipping cream (heavy cream)
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

1. Butter and flour a 10 inch tube or bundt pan.
2. Thoroughly cream together the sugar and butter. Add eggs One At A Time, beating well after each addition.
3. Mix in half the flour, then the whipping cream, the the other half of the flour. Add the vanilla and then pour the mixture into the prepared pan.
4. Set in Cold oven and turn heat to 350 degrees F. Bake for 1 hour to 70 minutes, until a sharp knife inserted into cake turns out clean. Cool in pan for 5 minutes, then remove from pan and cool thoroughly.

*Wrapped well, this cake will keep for several days
***You can also add a teaspoon or two of orange or lemon extract for a lemon or orange pound cake. You can also add a little lemon or orange zest to your batter if you like to go with the extract.