Grammy's Kitchen · Pound Cake · Red Velvet Pound Cake
One of 63 pound cake recipes we measured
It ranks #5 of 63 for richness among the pound cake recipes we compared. 1 cooks on littlesunnykitchen.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 63.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 149% | 94% |
| total sugar | 433% | 167% |
| egg | 33% | 83% |
| leavener | 2% | 1% |
| salt | 2% | 1% |
| liquid | 86% | 34% |
| dairy | 199% | 57% |
| chocolate | 4% | 0% |
| acid | 2% | 0% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 330 g | 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour |
| 16 g | 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon baking soda |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon salt |
| 350 g | 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar |
| 109 g | 1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil |
| 114 g | 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened) |
| 150 g | 3 large eggs (at room temperatyre) |
| 1-2 tablespoons red food coloring | |
| 13 g | 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon distilled vinegar |
| 245 g | 1 cup buttermilk |
| 170 g | 1 cup mini chocolate chips (optional) |
| 227 g | 8 ounces cream cheese (softened) |
| 114 g | 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened) |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract |
| 600 g | 3 cups powdered sugar |
| 30 g | 2 tablespoons heavy cream or milk |
Method: 17 steps, published by littlesunnykitchen.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“This is spot on with the version from Nothing Bundt Cakes. I even made mini versions of these for a baby shower and it was a huge hit! I'll be making this again very soon!” — a cook, 5.0★