1-2-3-4 Pound Cake Recipe

Name: 1-2-3-4 Pound Cake Recipe
Uploaded: 2026-08-24T14:41:32+00:00
Duration: 26 s
Channel: Southern Living
Description: This vintage Southern Living dessert recipe is the easiest homemade cake you’ll ever make. In this video, Ivy Odom shows you how to make a 1-2-3-4 pound cake that uses less than five ingredients! The name of this 1966 recipe comes from the ingredient amounts: One cup of shortening, two cups of sugar, three cups of flour, and four eggs.

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This vintage Southern Living dessert recipe is the easiest homemade cake you’ll ever make. In this video, Ivy Odom shows you how to make a 1-2-3-4 pound cake that uses less than five ingredients! The name of this 1966 recipe comes from the ingredient amounts: One cup of shortening, two cups of sugar, three cups of flour, and four eggs.