Happy Friday, lovers!
A few weeks ago Jordyn and I made some poundcake, topped off with some homemade whipped cream and fresh strawberries.
It was delicious. Smooth,rich, buttery, somewhat dense but also soft, and not too sweet. The whipped cream is perfectly light, fluffy, and creamy!
And, since its Friday and because you all be craving some delicious cake, i'm sharing the recipe with you, so grab your littles and start making some memories!
FOR THE CAKE YOU'LL NEED:
- 3 cups all purpose flour.
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup softened butter.
- 1/4 teaspoon salt.
- 1 cup milk.
- 5 large eggs.
- 2 1/2 cups sugar.
- 1 teaspoon vanilla.
WHAT YOU DO:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and grease your baking pan.
- Sift together your flour, salt, and baking powder-set aside.
- in your stand mixer bowl or large bowl, mix together your sugar and your butter.
- Add in your vanilla and eggs and beat on medium for about 5 mins.
- Turn mixer on slow and slowly add in flour mixture and milk. Beat until smooth.
- Pour mixture into pan and bake 55-60 mins or until golden brown on top and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Allow to cool before topping with your homemade whipped cream and sliced strawberries
FOR THE WHIPPED CREAM YOU'LL NEED:
- 1 pint heavy whipping cream.
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar.-sifted.
- 1teaspoon vanilla.
- place your mixing bowl and whisk in the freezer for about 15 mins. Heck, you can even throw your whipping cream in there too. The key to great whipped cream is to make sure everything is REALLY cold.
- Pour heavy whipping cream into your stand or hand mixer bowl and whip until soft peaks begin to form.
- Slowly add in powdered sugar and vanilla.
- Mix until your peaks stand without immediately falling. Don't over mix as you run the risk of turning your whipped cream to butter and while we love butter......thats not what we are going for.
- Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to use.
Jordyn and I aren't big fans of overly sweet cakes or tons of frosting so the combination of the poundcake and the whipped cream literally makes the perfect dessert for us.
I hope you all hop into the kitchen with your little ones and give this recipe, or any recipe for that matter, a try!!
Happy Weekend Xo,
Jeanice :)