Sheet Pan Pound Cake

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.

Step 2

Grease then flour or sugar a 9x13-inch baking pan. Alternately, line with parchment paper if you plan to make petit fours out of this cake.

Step 3

In the bowl of your stand mixer on medium, beat butter until smooth. Add sugar and mix until smooth about 2 to 3 minutes on medium speed.

Step 4

Add eggs, one at a time, beating until the yolk disappears into the batter before adding the next egg.

Step 5

Add flour and heavy cream alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour.

Step 6

Add vanilla and mix on low to medium until well combined.

Step 7

Pour batter into your prepared pan and spread evenly.

Step 8

Bake for 55 minutes at 325 degrees F.

Step 9

Cake is done when no crumbs or dry crumbs remain on a wooden pick when inserted in the center of the cake.

Step 10

Frost or serve as desired. Store in an airtight container on the countertop 3 to 4 days.