Start with a never-fail pound cake recipe and change it up depending on which glaze you're in the mood for. ...get the recipe
Fun Food Holidays™
March 4th, 2025 is National Pound Cake Day

CDK is equipped for National Pound Cake Day, with lots of recipes for pound cake or that call for pound cake as an accompaniment. It's a relatively easy recipe to make, as traditional pound cakes call for one pound each of flour, sugar, butter, and eggs. If you like the buttery flavor and firm texture of pound cake, turn on your printer AND your oven to make one of our great pound cake recipes!
Recipes to celebrate National Pound Cake Day
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7-Up Lemon Pound CakeServes/Makes 12 / Ready In: 1-2 hrs
Made with lemon extract, butter, flour, sugar, eggs, 7-Up ...get the recipe
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Low-Carb Almond Flour Pound CakeServes/Makes 12 / Ready In: 1-2 hrs
Don't deny yourself a sweet treat just because you're on a low carb diet! This tasty cake is made with almond flour and Splenda to satisfy your sugar craving without all the carbs. ...get the recipe
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Ginger Ale Pound CakeServes/Makes 12 / Ready In: 1-2 hrs
The addition of ginger ale in this pound cake recipe helps give it a little extra sweetness and makes the cake texture a bit lighter. ...get the recipe
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Boston Cream Pound CakeServes/Makes 8 / Ready In: < 30 minutes
Classic Boston cream pie is made with sponge cake and vanilla pastry cream. This simplified version uses pound cake and vanilla pudding. ...get the recipe
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Lemon Cream Cheese Pound CakeServes/Makes 16 / Ready In: 2-5 hrs
This cake is made with a cream cheese pound cake base and is infused with flavors of lemon, vanilla, and orange. It is then topped with a homemade lemon glaze that makes this cake extra special. ...get the recipe
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Pink Lemonade Pound CakeServes/Makes 12 / Ready In: 1-2 hrs
Perfect for spring holidays, baby showers, bridal showers, and pink-themed birthday parties - this cake really is "pretty in pink". ...get the recipe
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7 Flavor Pound CakeServes/Makes 16 / Ready In: 1-2 hrs
Made with powdered sugar, apricot brandy, butter or margarine, sugar, eggs, rum extract, orange extract, almond extract, lemon extract, vanilla extract, butter flavoring, flour, baking soda, salt ...get the recipe
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Pound Cake WafflesServes/Makes 4 / Ready In: < 30 minutes
Waffles were already borderline dessert, so this recipe just decided to kick them over the edge. A zing of citrus zest gives these waffles a pound cake like flavor. ...get the recipe
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