Pound Cake Recipes

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Mini Gluten-Free Lemon Cakes

Pound cake is a classic dessert for a reason: It’s rich, dense and moist, but also wonderfully tender. When baking gluten-free,

Butterscotch Pecan Pound Cake

My father just loves nuts and anything butterscotch flavored, so I'm always on the lookout for recipes that combine these...


How to Make a Cold Oven Pound Cake

Golden brown pound cake without having to preheat the oven? Learn how to make this tasty treat!


Red Velvet Pound Cake

3 reviews

This delicious red velvet pound cake is the perfect combination of flavors. Make sure the cake has cooled before icing...


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Key Lime Pound Cake

12 reviews

This Key lime pound cake was inspired from a basic pound cake recipe that I like to play around with....

We Made the Original Old-Fashioned Pound Cake Recipe. Here’s What Happened

What happens when you mix a pound each of butter, sugar, eggs and flour? This writer put an old-fashioned pound...


Double Chocolate Espresso Pound Cake

2 reviews

Two of my biggest loves in life—chocolate and coffee—come together in this velvety pound cake. Grate some extra chocolate on...

Butter Pound Cake

1 review

Whether garnished with fresh berries and sprigs of rosemary or just served plain, this rich cake is fabulous. It bakes...


23 Pound Cake Desserts That Start with Store-Bought Cake

Prepared pound cake can be a time-saving and extremely useful ingredient when you need a tasty treat on the double....


Apple Pound Cake

1 review

A cider glaze makes each slice of this rich apple pound cake nice and sweet. It's a favorite fall treat...


Banana Pound Cake

30 reviews

I adapted a basic pound cake recipe from my great-aunt for this treat. It makes a moist cake that pops...

Easy Chocolate Pound Cake

2 reviews

—Cynthia Allen, Buffalo, Texas


Tropical Pound Cake

Pomegranate seeds add a nice touch to the tropical fruit topping. To minimize the mess of seeding a pomegranate, follow...


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Lemon Pound Cake Muffins

25 reviews

I make these lemony muffins for all kinds of occasions. My family always requests them when we have a brunch....


Almond-Lemon Pound Cake

4 reviews

This lemon-almond cake is the first cake I learned to make more than 30 years ago, and it’s still a...


Sweet Potato Pound Cake

15 reviews

Because we are from Texas, we naturally love sweet potatoes, but this sweet potato pound cake deserves to be a...

Whipped Cream Pound Cake

3 reviews

This cake never lasts long at family gatherings. Slices taste terrific whether served alone or topped with fresh fruit. —Shirley...


Pudding Pound Cake Dessert

1 review

Field editor Tamara Logan shares her delightful Pudding Pound Cake Dessert, a layered confection that relies on convenient instant pudding...


Quarter of a Pound Cake

3 reviews

Lee Bremson of Kansas City, Missouri downsizes everyone’s favorite pound cake without losing any of its sweet appeal!


Baked Lemon Pound Cake

If you and your family like lemon, you'll love this easy lemon cake recipe! Every bite is sweet and tart...


Easy Lemon Pound Cake

5 reviews

Who doesn't love moist lemon cake, especially when you add cream cheese to a boxed mix for extra richness? —Flora...


Strawberry Pound Cake

4 reviews

This beautiful cake is my husband's favorite. I add chopped pecans and strawberries to the batter and brush the cake...


Black Pepper Pound Cake

6 reviews

"I once had a recipe for this cake from the early 1900's but lost it, so I adapted my grandma's...


Pineapple Pound Cake

Jazz up the basic batter with golden pineapple, red cherries and pecan halves to create this lovely upside-down dessert. "I...


Cranberry-Orange Pound Cake

17 reviews

At the summer tourist resort my husband and I operate in Ontario, we prepare all the meals for our guests,...

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Holiday Pound Cake

1 review

This cake is attractive and it tastes good, too. I'm always asked for the recipe. —Nancy Reichert, Thomasville, Georgia


Eggnog Pound Cake

4 reviews

When you're having company, this cake—served with a custard sauce and a dash of nutmeg—inspires oohs and aahs.


Moist Cream Cheese Pound Cake

1 review

Warm a slice of this cream cheese pound cake in the microwave for about 25 seconds. Then serve it with...


Black Walnut Pound Cake

4 reviews

I still remember my grandmother making this cake when I was a child...oh, how good it smelled and tasted!


Sesame Pound Cake

Jane Finney's seed-studded cake has a pleasant crunch. "It's wonderful garnished with fresh fruit," suggests this East Grand Forks, Minnesota...


Blueberry-Peach Pound Cake

7 reviews

This recipe was a lucky experiment. I was going to make apple pound cake but found I had no apples....