We love this bread machine pound cake recipe. It’s so easy to make and so delicious! It’s made with ingredients you probably have in your kitchen right now.

Last Updated on January 2, 2022 – Originally posted June 23, 2013

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I have used your recipe twice now, and the pound cake has turned out great both times. The first time, I made a tropical fruit and coconut conserve. Today I sliced it into 3 layers and placed lemon pudding in between and a lemon drizzle on top. Thank you for the recipe. ~ Lynda

The Zojirushi bread machine has a cake setting. I first used the cake setting to make cornbread and later on I used it for banana bread.

However, I hadn’t used it to make any cakes until I found this pound cake recipe. It’s so easy to make and it tastes great. Incidentally, I froze the cake that we didn’t eat and that worked great.

For those of you with machines that feature a quick bread cycle, this recipe will work with that cycle too.

Traditionally, the pound cake was made with a pound of each of flour, butter, eggs, and sugar. That would not fit in a bread machine. So the recipe has been adjusted to fit in my two-pound machine.

Because I always have bread flour, that’s what I’m using for this recipe. However, all-purpose flour and cake flour should also work.

Remember, this is a cake recipe. So even though you’re making it with a bread machine, no yeast is required.

Baking Powder

If your pound cake doesn’t rise high enough, look at the age of your baking powder. This really became clear to me when I was making cornbread. Check out the big difference this can make.

The loaf of cornbread on the left was made with old baking powder. The loaf on the right was made with new baking powder.

Here’s a simple test to see if your baking powder is still good. Stir half a teaspoon of baking powder into a 1/4 of a cup of hot water. Does it fizz and bubble? If so, the baking powder is fine to use.

Pound Cake Tips

We usually eat our pound cake plain or top it with whipped cream. However, you can also top it with:

Ice cream and chocolate sauce
Strawberries and whipped cream
Sliced bananas and warm honey
Lemon curd
Drizzled icing

Bread Machine Pound Cake Instructions

This recipe uses the cake cycle of a two-pound machine.

Follow the instructions that came with your bread machine in terms of which ingredients to put in the machine first.

Select the cake setting. I used the medium crust setting.

Note that I use bread flour in this recipe. That’s because I use bread flour for everything. All-purpose flour or cake flour should also work.

If your bread machine allows it, take a spatula and scrape inside of the pan down during the first few minutes of mixing.

Let the cake cool for a bit before turning it out of the pan.

Pound Cake Ingredients

Note that this recipe uses the cake cycle of a two-pound machine.

3 large eggs, beaten
1/3 Cup milk
2 Cups bread flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 Cup butter, melted
1 Cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Bread Machine Pound Cake

We love this pound cake. It’s really easy to make using the bread machine’s cake cycle. Yum!!

4.41 from 203 votes

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Course: Bread Machine Recipes, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Yield: 12 slices per cake

Calories: 231kcal

Author: Marsha Perry

Ingredients

3 large eggs beaten
1/3 Cup milk
2 Cups bread flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 Cup butter melted
1 Cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Follow the instructions that came with your bread machine in terms of which ingredients to put in the machine first.
Select the cake setting. I used the medium crust setting.

Notes

This is a recipe for a two-pound machine. You’ll be using the cake setting.

Note that I use bread flour in this recipe. That's because I use bread flour for everything. All-purpose flour or cake flour should also work.

If your bread machine allows it, take a spatula and scrape inside of the pan down during the first few minutes of mixing.

Let the cake cool for a little bit before turning it out of the pan.

This recipe was developed and tested using US customary measurements. Metric measurements are calculated automatically.

Nutrition

All information presented within this site is intended for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information on breadmachinediva.com should only be used as a general guideline. This information is provided as a courtesy and there is no guarantee that the information will be completely accurate. I try to provide accurate information to the best of my ability; however these figures should still be considered estimates.