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
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
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
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
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
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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
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
Always Moist Pound Cake
Made with vanilla extract, sour cream, butter cake mix, eggs, vegetable oil, sugar
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Almond Paste Pound Cake
Made with eggs, milk, flour, corn starch, baking powder, butter, almond paste, sugar
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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
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
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
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
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
Powdered Sugar Pound Cake
Made with flour, vanilla extract, butter, powdered sugar, eggs
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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
Easy Peanut Butter Pound Cake
Made with instant vanilla pudding mix, yellow cake mix, eggs, milk, peanut butter
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 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
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
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
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
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
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
Pound Cake with Vanilla Sauce
Made with salt, butter, milk, lemon, vanilla extract, eggs, sugar, flour
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Quince Pound Cake
Made with water, sugar, honey, lemon juice, cake flour, cinnamon, salt, butter
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: over 5 hours
Streusel Pound Cake
Made with ground cinnamon, nuts, pound cake mix, brown sugar, flour
Method: crock pot
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sour Cream Pudding Pound Cake
Made with eggs, oil, yellow cake mix, lemon pudding mix, sour cream
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Almond Sour Cream Pound Cake
Made with butter, sugar, sour cream, flour, baking soda, eggs, orange extract, almond extract
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 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
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
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
Elvis Presley's Pound Cake
Made with vanilla extract, sugar, butter, eggs, cake flour, whipping cream
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
Slow Cooker Pineapple Pound Cake
Made with flour, eggs, pound cake mix, pineapple chunks, pineapple juice
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
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
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
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
Five Flavor Pound Cake
Made with vanilla flavoring, butter, shortening, sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, milk, lemon flavoring, butter flavoring
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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
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
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