No-Fail Pound Cake

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This pound cake made with cake mix is simple to make and the best I've ever tasted. I often take one to work, where it quickly disappears. I also use this recipe at Christmas time to make 6 small loaves for gifts, which take about 45 minutes to bake.

Submitted by patsy
Updated on June 14, 2023
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Prep Time:
30 mins
Cook Time:
1 hr
Additional Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 40 mins
Servings:
16
Yield:
1 10-inch bundt cake
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Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 16 servings

  • 1 cup white sugar

  • ½ cup butter, softened

  • 3 large eggs

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract

  • 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream

  • ⅔ cup water

  • 1 (15.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour

Directions

  1. Gather all ingredients.

    all ingredients gathered to make no fail pound cake.

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  2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt pan.

    bundt pan greased and floured.

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  3. Cream together sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.

    sugar and butter creamed together with eggs added in one at a time.

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  4. Stir in vanilla and lemon extracts.

    vanilla and lemon extracts stirred in.

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  5. Beat in sour cream and water.

    sour cream and water added and beaten in.

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  6. Beat in cake mix and flour until incorporated. Pour batter into the prepared pan.

    flour and cake mix beaten in until fully incorporated, then poured into prepared pan.

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  7. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out clean, 60 to 80 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

    pound cake cooling on a wire cooling rack until completely cooled.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)

313 Calories
14g Fat
44g Carbs
4g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 16
Calories 313
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 14g 17%
Saturated Fat 6g 32%
Cholesterol 57mg 19%
Sodium 274mg 12%
Total Carbohydrate 44g 16%
Dietary Fiber 1g 2%
Total Sugars 27g
Protein 4g 8%
Vitamin C 0mg 0%
Calcium 68mg 5%
Iron 1mg 6%
Potassium 71mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.