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Pound Cakes

Pound Cakes

The name Pound Cake originated from the traditional cake recipes calling for one pound each of flour, sugar, butter, and eggs. While some recipes still use these same ratios, others have evolved into more elaborate and even healthier versions.



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recipe for million dollar pound cake

Million Dollar Pound Cake

Sometimes, a cake just needs a little flair, and this million dollar pound cake takes it to a whole new level. Perfect for special occasions or just a Wednesday that needs...

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for fruited orange-striped pound cake

Fruited Orange-Striped Pound Cake

Luscious layers of orange custard are sandwiched between slices of pound cake and topped off with fresh fruit.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for pound cake with fruit sauce

Pound Cake With Fruit Sauce

Made with orange, eggs, raspberries, strawberries or pitted cherries, superfine sugar, lemon juice, flour, baking powder, salt, butter

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for moist cream cheese pound cake

Moist Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Made with powdered sugar, baking powder, sugar, cream cheese, butter, all-purpose flour, eggs

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for triple chocolate pound cake

Triple Chocolate Pound Cake

Made with pecan halves, heavy cream, semisweet chocolate chips, eggs, devil's food cake mix, chocolate pudding mix, water, vegetable oil

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

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recipe for butterscotch rum pound cake

Butterscotch Rum Pound Cake

Stop everything. The ultimate dessert has arrived. Get ready for a pound cake that has your favorite butterscotch and a kick of rum, all while being slightly sophisticated.

Method:   microwave, oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for grilled pound cake with raspberry orange sauce and orange cream

Grilled Pound Cake With Raspberry Orange Sauce And Orange Cream

Made with mint, heavy cream, powdered sugar, Triple Sec, pound cake, hazelnut liqueur, butter, fresh raspberries, orange juice, orange

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for skillet pound cake

Skillet Pound Cake

Made with plain flour, eggs, sugar, butter

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for always moist pound cake

Always Moist Pound Cake

Made with vanilla extract, sour cream, butter cake mix, eggs, vegetable oil, sugar

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for almond paste pound cake

Almond Paste Pound Cake

Made with eggs, milk, flour, corn starch, baking powder, butter, almond paste, sugar

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for apricot cream cheese pound cake

Apricot Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Made with butter, cream cheese, chopped pecans, baking powder, all-purpose flour, water, sugar, golden raisins, dried apricots

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   over 5 hours


recipe for 6 flavor pound cake

6 Flavor Pound Cake

Made with evaporated milk, baking powder, sugar, vanilla extract, water, coconut extract, almond extract, lemon extract, rum extract

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for pound cake with whipped cream and pineapple sauce

Pound Cake with Whipped Cream and Pineapple Sauce

Made with salt, butter, sugar, eggs, lemon zest, heavy cream, confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for powdered sugar pound cake

Powdered Sugar Pound Cake

Made with flour, vanilla extract, butter, powdered sugar, eggs

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for cream cheese poundcake with caramel frosting

Cream Cheese Poundcake With Caramel Frosting

Made with butter, cream cheese, sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, salt, whipping cream

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for pineapple orange pound cake

Pineapple Orange Pound Cake

Made with sugar, orange peel, pineapple cake mix, vanilla pudding mix, eggs, orange juice, vegetable oil

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for orange crush pound cake

Orange Crush Pound Cake

Made with butter, shortening, sugar, eggs, Orange Crush or other carbonated orange drink, cake flour, salt, orange flavoring, vanilla extract

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for original german pound cake

Original German Pound Cake

Made with milk, salt, baking powder, butter, sugar, powdered sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, almond extract, flour

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for lemon gelatin pound cake

Lemon Gelatin Pound Cake

Made with lemon juice, powdered sugar, non-stick cooking spray, yellow cake mix, eggs, vegetable oil, water, lemon extract, vanilla extract, lemon gelatin

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for banana pound cake

Banana Pound Cake

Made with ground nutmeg, baking powder, butter or margarine, eggs, sugar, bananas, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for easy peanut butter pound cake

Easy Peanut Butter Pound Cake

Made with instant vanilla pudding mix, yellow cake mix, eggs, milk, peanut butter

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for aunt mae's pineapple coconut pound cake

Aunt Mae's Pineapple Coconut Pound Cake

Made with crushed pineapple, shortening, butter, sugar, flour, baking powder, salt, eggs, milk, vanilla extract

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for streusel pound cake

Streusel Pound Cake

Made with ground cinnamon, nuts, pound cake mix, brown sugar, flour

Method:   crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours


recipe for quince pound cake

Quince Pound Cake

Made with water, sugar, honey, lemon juice, cake flour, cinnamon, salt, butter

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   over 5 hours

recipe for diabetic marble pound cake

Diabetic Marble Pound Cake

Made with powdered sugar, cocoa powder, evaporated whole milk, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, margarine, granulated sugar substitute, egg substitute

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for dump pound cake

Dump Pound Cake

Made with flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, lemon peel, vanilla extract, butter, pineapple yogurt, eggs, crushed pineapple

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for pound cake with vanilla sauce

Pound Cake with Vanilla Sauce

Made with salt, butter, milk, lemon, vanilla extract, eggs, sugar, flour

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for key lime pound cake with key lime glaze

Key Lime Pound Cake With Key Lime Glaze

Made with butter, shortening, white granulated sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking powder, milk, key lime juice, vanilla extract

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for cherry nut pound cake

Cherry Nut Pound Cake

Made with maraschino cherries, butter, sugar, eggs, sour cream, vanilla extract, walnuts or pecans, flour, baking powder

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for plantation pound cake

Plantation Pound Cake

Made with nuts, lemon juice, all-purpose flour, lemon peel, baking soda, salt, butter, sugar, eggs, sour cream

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for sour cream pudding pound cake

Sour Cream Pudding Pound Cake

Made with eggs, oil, yellow cake mix, lemon pudding mix, sour cream

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for kentucky pound cake

Kentucky Pound Cake

Made with nutmeg, cinnamon, pecans, self-rising flour, sugar, egg yolks, oil, egg whites, crushed pineapple

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for 125-year-old walnut party pound cake

125-Year-Old Walnut Party Pound Cake

Made with walnuts, baking powder, butter, sugar, rum extract, flour, half and half, shortening, eggs, vanilla extract

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for brown sugar pound cake with rum sauce

Brown Sugar Pound Cake With Rum Sauce

Made with flour, salt, baking powder, milk, vanilla extract, whipping cream, butter, brown sugar, corn syrup

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for allspice pound cake

Allspice Pound Cake

Made with flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground ginger, ground allspice, ground nutmeg, salt, buttermilk, rum, orange rind

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for cream cheese pound cake with strawberry topping

Cream Cheese Pound Cake With Strawberry Topping

Made with strawberries, cream cheese, eggs, sugar, butter, whipping cream, cake flour, vanilla extract, salt

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for slow cooker pineapple pound cake

Slow Cooker Pineapple Pound Cake

Made with flour, eggs, pound cake mix, pineapple chunks, pineapple juice

Method:   crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for easy fresh strawberry pound cake

Easy Fresh Strawberry Pound Cake

Made with confectioners' sugar, white cake mix, strawberries, strawberry gelatin powder, vegetable oil, eggs, butter or margarine

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for glazed lemon pound cake

Glazed Lemon Pound Cake

Made with butter, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, buttermilk, lemon peel, lemon juice

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for chocolate kahlua pound cake

Chocolate Kahlua Pound Cake

Made with devil's food cake mix, sugar, oil, eggs, water, bourbon, Kahlua, black brewed coffee, cocoa powder

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for black walnut-brown sugar pound cake

Black Walnut-Brown Sugar Pound Cake

Made with milk, eggs, sugar, flour, baking powder, vanilla extract, black walnuts, cream cheese, butter

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours


recipe for oregon raisin rum pound cake

Oregon Raisin Rum Pound Cake

Made with flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cream of tartar, orange, shortening, eggs, raisins

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for caramel pecan pound cake

Caramel Pecan Pound Cake

Made with pecan pieces, butter, brown sugar, sugar, eggs, baking powder, salt, flour, milk, vanilla extract

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for elvis presley's pound cake

Elvis Presley's Pound Cake

Made with vanilla extract, sugar, butter, eggs, cake flour, whipping cream

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for civil war pound cake

Civil War Pound Cake

Made with brandy, nutmeg, butter, sugar, egg, flour, salt, lemon peel

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for heart healthy pound cake

Heart Healthy Pound Cake

Made with vanilla extract, lemon extract, butter, oil, egg whites, skim milk, sugar, flour

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for german chocolate pound cake

German Chocolate Pound Cake

Made with flour, soda, German sweet chocolate, shortening, water, confectioners' sugar, salt, vanilla extract

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours


recipe for mincemeat pound cake

Mincemeat Pound Cake

Made with salt, baking soda, all-purpose flour, butter, brown sugar, sugar, eggs, buttermilk, mincemeat

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for goat cheese pound cake

Goat Cheese Pound Cake

Made with flour, eggs, goat cheese, butter, sugar, salt, lemon zest, vanilla extract

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for low fat pound cake

Low Fat Pound Cake

Made with yogurt, baking soda, margarine, sugar, egg whites, vanilla extract, flour, oatbran

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours





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