The African Cake belongs to the family of the Pound Cake but with a little twist. In west africa, most of us do have our family recipe for this Cake, and it varies from family to family. However, no matter the recipe used by each of this family, you will know that you are eating the our Cake when you bite into it.

The African Cake
If this is your first time making this Cake, and you plan to make this recipe as a whole without dividing it, it is advisable to divide your batter into two small baking Pans, rather than a large baking pan like I used. You will likely get a very good result with a smaller Pan because the Cake will bake faster, hence, you will achieve a soft and tender crumb effortlessly. You can definitely make this size by the time you master it.
Notes:
Try not to over mix the Cake batter, this will result in a dense and chewy Cake.
Don’t worry about the crack on top of this cake, it is common with pound cakes.
You can store for up to 3 days at room temperature or keep in the freezer for up to 2 months.
If you choose to half this recipe (recommended for first timers), note that the Cake will bake for a lesser time (about 40 minutes to 1 hour)
I use the standard American measuring cup for my measurement

African Pound Cake
Ingredients
- 4 Cups all purpose flour
- 10 Eggs
- 4 sticks of Butter 2 cups of Butter
- 1 Tbs Vanilla extract
- 2 cups Sugar
- 1 Tbs Baking powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon Nutmeg
- 1/2 cup Milk or dissolve 4 Tbs of powdered Milk in 1/2 cup of Water
Instructions
- Grease your baking Pan with some Butter and dust it with some flour then set it aside
- Mix the Flour, Baking powder and nutmeg in a Bowl and set aside as well
- Add 4 sticks of Butter (At room temperature) together with the Sugar in the mixing bowl and cream it together until it's smooth fluffy and creamy
- Add the Eggs one at a time mixing the Egg into the cream after each addition
- Mix in the Vanilla as well
- Start alternating the addition of flour and milk until it's well combined
- pour the batter inside the baking pan and bake for 1 hr 20 mins to 1hr 40 mins, till it's golden and caramelized on the edges or when a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. ENJOY!
Seyi
Tuesday 22nd of October 2024
Came out perfect as 14 cupcakes. Baked at 375 for 18mins. Awesome recipe
Lola Osinkolu
Wednesday 23rd of October 2024
So glad to hear they turned out great! Thank you for sharing your success!!
Patricia Adamson
Sunday 17th of March 2024
This recipe was a hit with my husbandโs Nigerian family and friends. I increased the milk to 1 cup though. You donโt specify the temperature of oven, I set mine at 375 Fahrenheit and it cooked in 1 hour.
Chef Lola's Kitchen
Saturday 23rd of March 2024
Thanks, Patricia
Plamenka Rozina Vuletiฤ
Sunday 3rd of September 2023
I'm interested in how the Swabian, Geman recipe gets to Africa, a little history, I found out about America, now let's see in Africa Do you have a kugloff, paundcake recipe in your collection of cake recipes, thanks in advance.
Eriayo
Sunday 17th of April 2022
My wife had a pregnancy craving and wanted the Nigerian type of cake, found your recipe on your pinterest page, followed your video.Glad it came out nice at my first trial. Thank you ๐๐๐
Chef Lola's Kitchen
Tuesday 19th of April 2022
I am glad it came out well. You are welcome.
liz richardson
Wednesday 15th of September 2021
Can you add black walnut to this recipe