I'm looking for a recipe for the richest, moistest pound cake out there.

[hedgehog]

It's my intention to make one with raisins, dried cherries and walnuts for me, and plain for everyone else.

[grasswire]

1. do you really mean a pound cake?

Cuz a pound cake by definition is pretty consistent in the proportions of butter, sugar, flour, etc.

[hedgehog]

2. I need a sturdy cake to use for fruitcake. On another site,

I learned that pound cakes aren't as moist as other cakes. So, if you are defrosting a cake, unwrap it if it isn't a pound cake or you'll get a soggy crust. Leave a pound cake wrapped, or you'll end up with an extra dry cake. Since I learned that, i'm thinking this is why the basic fruit cake recipe starts with a pound cake. The drier the cake, the more it will soak up the whiskey!

[Lucinda]

3. I've seen moist ones with pudding in the mix

but I don't have any recipes for them....her are a few listed under moist pound cakes from food.com - they often have reviews

http://www.food.com/recipe-finder/all/moist-pound-cake

[hedgehog]

8. I found a pretty good one there - Thanks for the tip!

[housewolf]

4. You might want to look for a recipe for a cold oven pound cake

I just watched an episode of Cook's Country Test Kitchen on PBS where they updated heirloom recipes for Red Velvet and Cold Oven Pound Cake. Apparently starting the pound cake in a cold oven instead of a pre-heated oven is less drying to the cake so you get a more moist cake, and it also give the carbon dioxide from the baking powder a longer time to rise the batter, so you get more more rise.

I haven't tried it, but here's a link to the recipe they used on the tv show (you can get a 14-day free subscription to the site to view the whole recipe). I also googled "cold oven pound cake" and there are many recipes available.

http://www.cookscountry.com/pwlogin.asp?did=4800&area=recipe&iseason=



Good luck to you!

[japple]

6. Cold Oven Sour Cream Pound Cake--a family tradition.

This pound cake is a family favorite. It has a thick crispy crust. Make sure you place your rack in the lower 1/3 of your oven.

Cold Oven Sour Cream Pound Cake

3 cups white sugar
2 sticks unsalted butter
6 eggs
3 cups sifted cake flour (I use White Lily flour and I don't sift it)
1 cup sour cream
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. vanilla (I use 2 tsp. vanilla and one tsp. almond extract)

Grease and flour tube pan (I put parchment paper in the bottom)

Have butter, eggs, & sour cream at room temp. (Add salt and soda to flour and mix together.) Cream buttter and sugar. Alternate 1 egg and 1/2 cup flour amd mix after each addition until all gone. Mix in sour cream, then vanilla. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix well. Pour cake mixture into pan and spread it evenly. Put cake in oven and turn thermostat to 325. Bake for 1-1/2 hours. The cake will be very brown and top may be slightly cracked. Remove from oven and cool in pan on rack for 25 minutes. Invert onto wire rack and cool completely before storing in covered container.

I usually test for doneness with a toothpick and check to make sure the cake is pulling away from the sides of the pan.

[housewolf]

5. You might also want to take a look at Cream Cheese Pound Cake recipes

like this one

http://www.joyofbaking.com/CreamCheesePoundCake.html

The cream cheese might add the moistness you're looking for

[GoCubsGo]

7. That's very similar to my favorite recipe

The one I use is nearly identical, only regular sugar works just fine, and it doesn't call for citrus zest. I don't make it often, because it's so addicting, and I don't need to be eating it.

[TreasonousBastard]

9. Tres leches...

a Central American specialty.

Basically, a pound cake where you pour milk, cream, and sweetened condensed milk into it until it can't take any more. A couple of cups of flour, half a dozen egg yolks, and a little sugar, vanilla, baking powder... I could dig up the precise recipe if you're interested.

(I made one a while back and some Nicaraguan field hands screamed "White Cake" and wolfed it down. I guess that means I did it right.)