Grab your baking tins! These pound cake recipes are rich, golden and ready to be shared.
25 Pound Cake Recipes Worth Their Weight
Updated on Jan. 31, 2024
California Lemon Pound Cake
Citrus trees grow abundantly in California, and I’m always looking for new recipes which use the fruit from the orange and lemon trees in my yard. This is one of my favorites! My mother passed this recipe down to me. —Richard Killeaney, Spring Valley, California
1/25
2/25
Key Lime Pound Cake
Total Time
1 hour 55 min
Servings
16 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
This Key lime pound cake was inspired from a basic pound cake recipe that I like to play around with. It’s now the only cake requested at every gathering. The unfrosted cake freezes well. —Pat Stewart, Canton, Georgia
Copycat Sara Lee Pound Cake
Nobody doesn’t like Sara Lee! It’s not hard to capture the iconic Sara Lee flavor in a pound cake recipe at home. —Lauren Habermehl, Pewaukee, Wisconsin
3/25
4/25
Chocolate Pound Cake
Total Time
1 hour 25 min
Servings
16 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
This chocolate pound cake is one of my favorite cakes to bake. A friend of mine gave me this recipe years ago. Somehow it just gets better each time you bake it! —Doris Fletcher, Hendersonville, North Carolina
5/25
Cranberry-Almond Pound Cake
Total Time
1 hour 30 min
Servings
16 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
When you want an extra-special dessert for the holidays, it’s hard to beat a seasonal homemade cake. I like to drizzle mine with a simple but elegant glaze flavored with amaretto. —Jackie Howell, Tucson, Arizona
6/25
Lemon Bundt Cake
Total Time
1 hour 15 min
Servings
12 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
Everyone raves about this pretty lemon sour cream pound cake—and it sure doesn't last long with my family. It also freezes beautifully, so why not make two and pop one into the freezer for another day? —Annettia Mounger, Kansas City, Missouri
7/25
Brown Sugar Pound Cake
Total Time
1 hour 15 min
Servings
16 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
This tender pound cake is the first one I mastered. You'll want to eat the browned butter icing by the spoonful. It tastes like pralines. —Shawn Barto, Winter Garden, Florida
8/25
Banana Pound Cake
Total Time
1 hour 35 min
Servings
12 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
I adapted a basic pound cake recipe from my great-aunt for this treat. It makes a moist cake that pops out of the pan perfectly. —Nancy Zimmerman, Cape May Court House, New Jersey
9/25
Lemon-Blueberry Pound Cake
Total Time
1 hour 20 min
Servings
12 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
Pair a slice of this moist lemon-blueberry cake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. It's a staple at our family barbecues. —Rebecca Little, Park Ridge, Illinois
10/25
Citrus Pound Cake
Total Time
1 hour 15 min
Servings
12 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
Moist and tender, this gorgeous classic has a refreshing taste of sunshine. —Lisa M Varner, El Paso, Texas
11/25
7UP Pound Cake
Total Time
1 hour 30 min
Servings
16 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
My grandmother gave me my first cake recipe—a pound cake using 7UP—which her grandmother had given to her. On top of being delicious, this cake represents family tradition, connection and love. —Marsha Davis, Desert Hot Springs, California
12/25
Buttermilk Pound Cake
Total Time
1 hour 20 min
Servings
16 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
Now that I've retired from teaching, I have more time to bake. This buttermilk pound cake is the one I make most often. It is a truly southern recipe, and one I think can't be topped—once people taste it, they won't go back to their other recipes with buttermilk. —Gracie Hanchey, De Ridder, Louisiana
13/25
Lemon Pound Cake Muffins
Total Time
35 min
Servings
1 dozen
From the Recipe Creator:
I make these lemony muffins for all kinds of occasions. My family always requests them when we have a brunch. They’re so good! —Lola Baxter, Winnebago, Minnesota
14/25
Butter Pound Cake
Total Time
1 hour 5 min
Servings
12 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
Whether garnished with fresh berries and sprigs of rosemary or just served plain, this rich cake is fabulous. It bakes to a beautiful golden brown and it's definitely a keeper! —Edgar Wright, Silver Spring, Maryland
15/25
Sour Cream Pound Cake
Total Time
1 hour 30 min
Servings
20 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
Because I'm our town's postmaster, I can bake only in my spare time. I especially enjoy making desserts such as this one. It tastes amazing as is, or tuck it under ice cream and chocolate syrup like a hot fudge sundae! —Karen Conrad, East Troy, Wisconsin
16/25
Pound Cake
Total Time
2 hours
Servings
16 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
We've always included pound cake on our family menus. Through the years I've tried many recipes, and I can honestly say this million-dollar pound cake is the best! It has a very fine, rich texture that makes it unusually smooth. That texture, plus fantastic flavor, makes this pound cake a special treat each time we serve it. —George Dunn, Jasper, Texas
17/25
Lemon Pound Cake
Total Time
1 hour 25 min
Servings
16 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
Citrus trees grow abundantly in California, and I'm always looking for new recipes which use the fruit from the orange and lemon trees in my yard. This lemon pound cake is one of my favorites! My mother passed this recipe down to me. —Richard Killeaney, Spring Valley, California
18/25
Chocolate Pound Cake
Total Time
1 hour 25 min
Servings
16 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
This chocolate pound cake is one of my favorite cakes to bake. A friend of mine gave me this recipe years ago. Somehow it just gets better each time you bake it! —Doris Fletcher, Hendersonville, North Carolina
19/25
Eggnog Pound Cake
Total Time
55 min
Servings
20 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
When you're having company, this cake—served with a custard sauce and a dash of nutmeg—inspires oohs and aahs.
20/25
Cranberry-Orange Pound Cake
Total Time
1 hour 30 min
Servings
16 servings (1-1/2 cups sauce)
From the Recipe Creator:
At the summer tourist resort my husband and I operate in Ontario, we prepare all the meals for our guests, so I'm always trying out new recipes. —Sheree Swistun, Winnipeg, Manitoba
21/25
Glazed Spiced Rum Pound Cakes
Total Time
1 hour 15 min
Servings
2 loaves (16 pieces each)
From the Recipe Creator:
My recipe makes two loaf-sized treats, perfect for sharing. The spiced rum flavor really comes through in both the cake and the glaze. —Christine Russell, Littleton, New Hampshire
22/25
Coconut Pound Cake
Total Time
1 hour 15 min
Servings
6 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
“This cake is easy to make and is always a big hit,” writes Lisa Varner from Charleston, South Carolina. “I like to serve it with ice cream for a double-dose treat!”
23/25
Apple Cider Pound Cake
Total Time
1 hour 25 min
Servings
16 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
Fall in New England is so beautiful, and the apples here are the best! This apple cider cake is a family favorite and I like to serve it with hot cocoa.
24/25
Hazelnut Pear Cake
Total Time
1 hour 25 min
Servings
16 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
From the hazelnuts to the yummy browned butter glaze, this dessert is a little different from an everyday pound cake. —Elisabeth Larsen, Pleasant Grove, Utah
25/25
Copycat Starbucks Lemon Loaf Recipe
Total Time
50 min
Servings
3 mini loaves (6 pieces each)
From the Recipe Creator:
My family always asks for this love-me-tender lemon loaf cake. Sometimes, I shake things up and make cupcakes with the batter. So awesome for brunch! —Lola Baxter, Winnebago, Minnesota
