Stop Making Dry Pound Cake! My Grandma Taught Me This Old Trick

ound cake coming out dry and crumbly? Three small mistakes cause it, and I'll show you all three. Then the old trick my grandmother used on every pound cake: a warm lemon-lime syrup soak that keeps it soft for days. I'm Renee: 12 years in a grocery-store bakery, raised in Mama Pearl's kitchen in Macon, Georgia. This is Sweet Salty Stove. Ingredients (one 10-inch tube or 12-cup bundt pan) • Cake: 3 cups (375 g) all-purpose or cake flour, spooned and leveled; ½ tsp salt; 1½ cups (3 sticks) softened butter; 3 cups white sugar; 5 large eggs at room temperature; 1 tsp vanilla; 1 tsp lemon extract; zest of 1 lemon; ¾ cup lemon-lime soda at room temperature • Soak: ⅓ cup lemon-lime soda, ⅔ cup white sugar, 2 tbsp butter, pinch of salt • Optional glaze: 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 tbsp lemon juice, a splash of soda Cream the butter and sugar for 6 minutes. Bake at 325°F (165°C) for 75–85 minutes; start checking at 60. Rest 10 minutes, poke holes, spoon over the warm soak, cover with a towel for 20 minutes, then turn out while warm. Keeps 4–5 days wrapped on the counter; slices freeze up to 3 months. Tube, bundt or loaf pan? How do you eat leftover pound cake? And who was the pound cake person in your family? Tell me in the comments. Sources: 1. 8 reasons your cakes turn out dry -https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/blog... 2. Common Pound Cake Problems (And What Went Wrong) -https://oldcountrykitchenware.com/blo... 3. 7UP Pound Cake — Taste of Home - https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/7... 4. Kentucky Butter Cake - https://www.ifyougiveablondeakitchen.... 5. Why You Should Brush Your Cake With Simple Syrup - https://tastingtable.com/967936/why-y... #poundcake #lemonpoundcake #grandmasrecipe #southernbaking #bakery #oldrecipes #bundtcake