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
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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Butterscotch Rum Pound Cake
Orange Buttermilk Pound Cake
Made with butter, baking powder, eggs, egg yolks, buttermilk, orange peel, orange juice, vanilla extract, orange extract, water
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Cake Mix Almond Pound Cake
Made with confectioner's sugar, almonds, white cake mix, vanilla pudding mix, eggs, water, vegetable oil, almond extract
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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
Apple Cider Pound Cake With Caramel Glaze
Made with allspice, nutmeg, baking powder, ground cloves, cinnamon, apple cider, vanilla extract, sugar, buttermilk
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
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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
Lemon-Soaked Pound Cake
Made with all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, butter, sugar, eggs, lemon peel, lemon juice, buttermilk
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
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
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
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
Easy Peanut Butter Pound Cake
Made with instant vanilla pudding mix, yellow cake mix, eggs, milk, peanut butter
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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
Chocolate Cream Cheese Pound Cake
Made with vanilla extract, eggs, sugar, vegetable oil spray, flour, plain butter recipe fudge cake mix, cream cheese, water, vegetable oil
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Double Chocolate Pound Cake
Made with chocolate chips, butter, brown sugar, sugar, unsweetened chocolate, eggs, cake flour, baking soda, buttermilk, vanilla extract
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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
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
Chocolate Turtle Sour Cream Pound Cake
Made with pecans, butter or margarine, caramels, yellow butter cake mix, vegetable oil, eggs, sour cream, sugar, cocoa powder
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
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
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
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
Slow Cooker Pineapple Pound Cake
Made with flour, eggs, pound cake mix, pineapple chunks, pineapple juice
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Streusel Pound Cake
Made with ground cinnamon, nuts, pound cake mix, brown sugar, flour
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Heart Healthy Pound Cake
Made with vanilla extract, lemon extract, butter, oil, egg whites, skim milk, sugar, flour
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
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
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
Lemon Buttermilk Pound Cake With Mascarpone
Made with salt, butter, sugar, light or dark brown sugar, eggs, buttermilk, lemon zest, lemon juice, heavy cream
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Almond Pound Cake With Raspberry Filling
Made with raspberry preserves, butter, cake flour, salt, baking powder, eggs, vanilla extract, almond paste, sugar
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 2-5 hours
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
Powdered Sugar Pound Cake
Made with flour, vanilla extract, butter, powdered sugar, eggs
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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
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
Classic Pound Cake With Chocolate Ganache
Made with semisweet chocolate chips, heavy cream, classic pound cake mix, water, eggs, butter
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
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
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
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
Almond Paste Pound Cake
Made with eggs, milk, flour, corn starch, baking powder, butter, almond paste, sugar
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Apricot Brandy Pound Cake
Made with butter, sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, sour cream, apricot brandy, rum flavoring, almond extract
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Coconut Cream Pound Cake
Made with powdered sugar, white cake mix, sour cream, water, butter, coconut flavoring, eggs, coconut
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Easy Pound Cake
Made with flour, sugar, butter or margarine, eggs, flavoring
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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
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
Civil War Pound Cake
Made with brandy, nutmeg, butter, sugar, egg, flour, salt, lemon peel
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Fruit Pound Cake
Made with orange peel, shortening, sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour, salt, mace, vanilla extract, raisins, cherries
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Pumpkin Rum Pound Cake
Made with rum, butter, sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pumpkin puree, ground cinnamon
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
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
Rebecca Michaels' Green Tea Pound Cake
Made with milk, eggs, cake flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, maatcha (green tea) powder, butter, lemon zest, vanilla extract
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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
Mincemeat Pound Cake
Made with salt, baking soda, all-purpose flour, butter, brown sugar, sugar, eggs, buttermilk, mincemeat
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Pound Cake with Vanilla Sauce
Made with salt, butter, milk, lemon, vanilla extract, eggs, sugar, flour
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
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