I read the great reviews and went strictly by the recipe, but the cake didn't taste good to me. The texture was fine, but the taste was too bland. It didn't taste like a typical poundcake that I am used to, like the kind the ladies bake at church bake sales, or the local bakery butter poundcake. I'm not sure why, but the taste simply wasn't there. Sorry.

really moist and sooooo easy to make gr8 cake for making novelty cakes with as it is not too spongy and doesn't fall apart but really moist in the middle gr8 cake.

I would give this pound cake a 10 if I could! It is FABULOUS and moist. (I used two sticks of Blue Bonnett margarine instead of butter.) I am 51 years old and have never made a pound cake in my life, much less one from scratch. I made the first one with a hand mixer a few days before Christmas and got rave reviews at the law firm where I work and my family. Even my neighbor (who considers himself a pound cake expert) was floored by how good this one was. I made two more for a gathering on Christmas eve and my family's Christmas dinner. I have now ordered Kitchenaid stand mixer and plan to make lots and lots more of these fabulous cakes with variations. Thank you so much for putting this recipe on the internet!!!!!

This was a delicious pound cake.It came out of the oven perfectly and tasted great.I am going to try and make it for the holidays and substitute the milk with eggnog and add mace. I can't wait to try it. Thanks for sharing the recipe!!!

It was simply the best! So this year instead of spending $50 on a birthday cake for my son's party, I'm gonna make this cake! Everyone loved it! Only recommendation, if you don't like real sweet cakes then try cutting the sugar down a tad bit.

This did not have much flavor and the flavor that it did have was not a hit with the kids.

Wonderful recipe. My husband thought it was an angel food cake. It was so easy to do. I am never good at baking but this one is proving me wrong. Kept the recipe as is, did not change a thing. Thank you.

I don't know what happened, I followed the recipe to the "T". The neighbor kids AND my husband spit it out when they tried it! I ate one piece but didn't care all that much for it. Sorry!

oh my God!!!!! This was my first time ever making a pound cake from scratch and WOW!! Did it come out pretty. I made the one sub which was all butter(1.5 cup) omiting the shortening. And yes PLEASE cover with foil when it turns the perfect color. My nephew told me to cut my last peice because the rest of the cake was his, lol. Oh and make sure you have time to make it. Beat the sugar for at least 25 mins. and bake from a cold oven. Oh and don't forget to lick the bowl!!!

Excellent pound cake which will be perfect for the wedding cake I'm about to make ! I used all butter instead of butter and shortening and reduced the milk by about 40ml since butter has 15% water compared to shortening. Also reduced sugar to 2 1/4 cups. As with other reviewers, had to cover the cake at about 40 min. since the crust was already browned and only cooked it for just over an hour. Very moist, soft, fine crumb cake.

EXCELLENT RECIPE. Just follow the instructions for a perfect cake. I set the timer on the oven and I got a moist cake perfect cake.

I made this cake for a birthday dinner. It was perfect! Its really easy and tastes great...

This was easy to make and turned out perfect. I do not bake much and my co-workers were very impressed. Moist, not too sweet. I used a recipe for lemon glaze that I found on this site.

Very good. My husband loved it! I served it with fresh strawberries and whipped cream, but it was really good all by itself too!

Great basic recipe. I cut back the sugar and covered with foil early in the baking process as advised by reviewers. Turned out beautifully and served with strawberries and whipped cream. Definitely try this recipe!

I've made this twice with rave reviews. It is wonderful served with cut strawberries in a sugar/water solution.

Awesome cake, great taste and texture! It's not unusual to have to cover a bundt cake part way thru cooking...but it's well worth it! My new staple white cake!