1920's Pound Cake/Tea Cake - Real Recipes from Mums

This recipe is from the 1920's another one that was handed down to me. Great for afternoon tea with a spread of butter on each slice. Does not look like much but tastes great.

Ingredients (serves 6)

1 heaped tbs butter
2/3 cup of sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 cup of milk
1 cup s/r flour

Method

Cream butter and sugar.
add well beaten egg, vanilla,milk and flour
Mix well then pour into greased tin. Better to use a sandwich loaf tin.
Put in pre-heated very hot oven, then straight away lower to moderate. Bake for around 25minutes. I baked this in the Airfryer so the time was much shorter.
When cooked but still hot, spread top with butter and you can also sprinkle cinnamon and sugar on top. You can also add nothing but when cool just spread with butter and it tastes fantastic.

58 Comments

- - Frankiielot said
  - 26 Oct 2021
    10:31 pm
I’ve never had pound came before but this actually looks so moist and yummy!
Will definitely need to try it out.

- - mom363826 said
  - 30 May 2021
    3:03 pm
I’m sure this is what my Nan used to make us, absolutely delightful!

- - happymum2018 said
  - 10 Mar 2019
    12:51 am
I love how simple this recipe is and it really looks soft and not too dense thanks

- - happymum2018 said
  - 31 Dec 2018
    1:06 pm
Love this! Simple but looks soft and fluffy and would be just sweet

- - mom112217 said
  - 02 Apr 2017
    8:53 am
A classic cake,it look’s delicious,thanks!

- - mom93821 said
  - 04 Feb 2017
    6:32 am
Pound cake is delicious and in your comment you say it does not look like much – it has all the flavour and that is all you need!
- mom93821 replied
  
  05 Feb 2017 , 4:34 am
  Also, your pound cake does look good and does look moist and does look delicious.
- - mom109229 said
  - 29 Jun 2015
    9:56 pm
Yum. I love a standard pound cake. Yummy!

- - GeoEllie said
  - 26 Jan 2015
    1:58 am
An oldie and definitely a goldie!

- - cloverstorm said
  - 03 Nov 2014
    10:36 am
I love the old traditional recipes, thank you for sharing it.

- - mom94125 said
  - 02 Nov 2014
    11:24 pm
i think that this is a great recipe to know

- - SweetSprouts said
  - 31 Oct 2014
    9:21 pm
An oldie but a goodie, obviously has stood the test of time and will still be around in years to come.

- - gem1991 said
  - 31 Oct 2014
    2:09 pm
looks fluffy and yum!

- - shortaez said
  - 16 Oct 2014
    6:05 pm
Pound cake is really really nice

- - mom94125 said
  - 05 Oct 2014
    12:25 pm
this was so cool to see an older recipe on here
thanks for posting

- - jaymarie12 said
  - 30 Sep 2014
    9:20 pm
this looks really fluffy and simple