in defense of moist

Maple yogurt pound cake. So many people hate the word moist!

I don't get it, because to me, moist is something I associate with stellar cakes. So while I hesitate to use that word to describe one of the best pound cakes I've ever made, I'll do it anyway because it's the best descriptor--this cake is MOIST. And subtly spiced. And tender. And delicately flavored. And darn good.

I tweaked my go-to pound cake recipe in the following ways: I used maple-flavored Greek yogurt instead of sour cream or milk. I added some cornstarch to replace some all-purpose flour since that is supposedly a good substitution for cake flour. I included cinnamon and cardamom, my two favorite spices, as I know they both pair well with maple.

This was just a really good pound cake (SO happy I still have one waiting for me in the freezer!) and I'll be trying other yogurt flavors next!

Most Moist Maple Pound Cake

(printable recipe)
Makes 2 9x5-inch loaves
Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup coconut oil, softened
• 3 cups granulated sugar
• 5 eggs
• 2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon cardamom
• 1 cup maple Greek yogurt (I used Greek Gods*)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour two 9x5-inch loaf pans or one tube pan.
With a mixer, cream butter and coconut oil together for a minute or two, until fluffy.
Gradually add the sugar, and beat for a while, 5 minutes or so. You want an extremely light and creamy blend.
Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition.
Stir dry ingredients together in a bowl and add to mixer alternately with yogurt, starting with the flour and ending with the flour.
Mix in vanilla.
Pour into prepared pan(s) and bake for 65-75 minutes for loaves or 90-110 minutes for a tube pan, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.

*Disclaimer: Greek Gods did provide me with product and also offered to pay me to create a recipe for them. They changed their minds about the cash money, but I decided to promote them anyway because their yogurt is GOOD.