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Pound Cake Recipes Reviewed

Pound Cake Recipes Reviewed is my personal analysis of all many pound cakes from classic to those with a little more flair. Pound Cakes are my very favorite dessert to make. Therefore, I decided to review pound cake recipes to see which ones are the best, which ones need tweaking, and which ones need tossing. As well, I offer many tips in each post on how to cook the perfect pound cake. Below, are all the recipes I’ve tested. Simply click on the photo for the review and recipe.

Pound Cake Recipes Reviewed – History

What is a ‘Pound Cake’?

 
 
A pound cake is one of the easiest, most basic cakes to make. For tips and tricks, read How to Bake the Perfect Pound Cake. It gets the name from the original ingredients which consisted of a pound of flour, a pound of butter, a pound of sugar, and a pound of eggs. In the days when many people couldn’t read, this simple cake recipe was easy to remember.
 
As you can imagine, a cake that uses one pound of each of flour, butter, sugar, and eggs would make a rather large cake. It would serve multiple families. As the years passed, the cake ingredient ratios were decreased in order to make a smaller cake. However, the name ‘pound’ cake stuck.
 

Originally…

 
Eggs are the original leavening agent in pound cakes. Baking powder or baking soda wasn’t added. In addition to baking powder/soda, people have started adding flavors like orange, coconut, and chocolate to amp up the flavor. Nuts and chocolate chips also make an appearance, as does, liquors in some recipes.
 
 
Typically, dairy products are milk, buttermilk, cream cheese, sour cream, ricotta cheese, and more.

 

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History of the Pound Cake

1700s

A British creation, the pound cake that dates back to the early 1700s.

1796

The cookbook American Cookery: or, The Art of Dressing Viands, Fish, Poultry and Vegetables, and the Best Modes of Making Puff-pastes, Pies, Tarts, Puddings, Custards, and Preserves, and all kinds of Cakes, from the Imperial Plumb to plain Cake by Amelia Simmons was the first cookbook authored by an American and published in the United States.
Note: The spelling below is how the actual recipe spelled the words. “F” was used instead of “S.”

POUND CAKE – One pound fugar, one pound butter, one pound flour, ten eggs, rofe water one gill, spices to our tafte; watch it well, it will bake in a flow oven in 15 minutes.

Another (called) POUND CAKE – Work three quarters of a pound butter, one pound of good fugar, till very white, whip ten whites to a foam, add the yolks and beat together, add one fpoon rofe water, two of brandy, and put the whole to one and a quarter of a pound flour, if yet to foft add flour and bake flowly.

1800s

Pound Cake recipes began to deviate in the mid-1800s from the original pound of each of the ingredients to make a lighter cake.

1881

The Pound Cake has traditionally been a popular dessert in the southern states.  The first known written cookbook contained two pound cake recipes.

1900s

In some recipes, artificial leaveners, baking powder, or baking soda were added. Currently, pound cake recipes use different proportions of the same basic ingredients as the original formula to produce a lighter, fluffier, and tastier cake.

Pound Cake Recipes Reviewed is my personal analysis of all the variations of pounds cakes from classic to those with a little more flair.

Pound Cake Recipes Reviewed. Method

The basic process for mixing a pound cake is almost always the same. Please note for each individual recipe I will give you very specific mixing instructions, especially when they deviate from the traditional indicated below in the text as well as in the video.

  1. Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. The color will actually get lighter in color to a very pale yellow.
  2. Next, mix in the room temperature eggs one at a time until they disappear into the batter
  3. The next step is to add the room temperature liquid, typically milk, butter, cream cheese, sour cream, etc., alternately with the flour until the mixture is smooth.
  4. Pour into your baking pan and bake until cooked through.

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Pound Cake Recipes Reviewed

Please click the photograph or the title under the photo for the recipe of the Pound Cake Recipes Reviewed.

Kentucky Butter Sauce Pound Cake, crazy moist and buttery, this cake is delicious. It's definitely a winner and a recipe you'll want to keep.
Kentucky Butter Sauce Pound Cake
Cold Oven Brown Sugar Whipping Cream Pound Cake is perfectly moist and velvety on the inside with that crusty top that's loved so much.
Cold Oven Brown Sugar Whipping Cream Pound Cake
Chocolate Pound Cake recipe is dense, moist and lightly chocolate flavored. This classic cake recipe has a tender texture and small crumb and perfect for chocolate lovers!
Chocolate Pound Cake

Old Fashioned Blue Ribbon Pound Cake
Old Fashioned Blue Ribbon Pound Cake
From Scratch Pound Cake Trifle
From Scratch Pound Cake Trifle
A great use of leftover egg yolks, Twelve Yolk Pound Cake, is golden and buttery. A great basic cake that's not overly sweet. Serve this with a good vanilla ice cream and rich caramel sauce.
Twelve Yolk Pound Cake recipe

Mile High Pound Cake
Mile High Pound Cake
Two Step Fresh Peach Pound Cake Recipe
Two Step Fresh Peach Pound Cake Recipe
Peanut Butter Pound Cake
Peanut Butter Pound Cake

Scratch-made Orange Zest Pound Cake with Orange Curd is buttery and soft with a light citrus flavor. The Orange Curd is luscious, sweet, slightly tart, and adds just enough zing to the cake. This recipe combo is dessert heaven.
Scratch-made Orange Zest Pound Cake with Orange Curd
Vanilla Red Velvet Marbled Pound Cake Recipe is the best of two desserts in one! It's rich, dense, buttery, and decadent.
Vanilla Red Velvet Marbled Pound Cake Recipe
Old Fashioned Buttermilk Orange Juice Pound Cake recipe
Old Fashioned Buttermilk Orange Juice Pound Cake recipe

Cake Mix Butterfinger Pound Cake with Chocolate Ganache. A rich butter cake is absolutely filled with crushed Butterfinger candy bars then topped with chocolate ganache and more candy bars.
Cake Mix Butterfinger Pound Cake with Chocolate Ganache
Million Dollar Pound Cake
Million Dollar Pound Cake
Lemon Cream Cheese Pound Cake
Lemon Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Sour Cream Pound Cake Recipe
Sour Cream Pound Cake
Ruby Red Grapefruit Pound Cake
Ruby Red Grapefruit Pound Cake
Homemade Sour Cream Cinnamon Roll Pound Cake
Homemade Sour Cream Cinnamon Roll Pound Cake

Trisha Yearwood's Lemon Pound Cake with Glaze
Trisha Yearwood’s Lemon Pound Cake with Glaze
Whipping Cream Pound Cake
Whipping Cream Pound Cake
Nutella Strawberry Grilled Pound Cake Sandwiches
Nutella Strawberry Grilled Pound Cake Sandwiches

McCall's Best Pound Cake 1963 Version is tender and buttery with a classic vanilla flavor. Yes, there is a later version that I'll be making and sharing my thoughts on it at a later day
McCall’s Best Pound Cake 1963 Version
Scratch-made Key Lime Pound Cake Recipe with Key Lime Glaze
Scratch-made Key Lime Pound Cake Recipe with Key Lime Glaze
Classic Ricotta Pound Cake
Classic Ricotta Pound Cake

Praline Glazed Pumpkin Pound Cake
Praline Glazed Pumpkin Pound Cake
Peanut Butter Glazed Banana Pound Cake
Peanut Butter Glazed Banana Pound Cake
Greek Yogurt Strawberry Jam Pound Cake
Greek Yogurt Strawberry Jam Pound Cake

Fresh Blueberry Pound Cake Recipe
Fresh Blueberry Pound Cake Recipe
Pecan Pie Pound Cake
Pecan Pie Pound Cake
Strawberry Pound Cake
Strawberry Pound Cake

Blueberry Swirl Pound Cake 2 www.callmepmc.com
Blueberry Swirl Pound Cake
Chocolate Praline Bundt Cake is a decadent bundt cake recipe that's smothered with chocolate ganache.
Chocolate Praline Bundt Cake is a decadent bundt cake
Orange Bundt Cake is tender with wonderful citrus flavor. It has a ribbon of orange zest filled cream cheese in it making it a moist & delicious recipe
Orange Bundt Cake

Cream Filled Lemon Bundt Cake
Cream Filled Lemon Bundt Cake
Traditional 12 Egg White Angel Food Cake
Traditional 12 Egg White Angel Food Cake
Pumpkin Pound Cake Churros
Pumpkin Pound Cake Churros

Pound Cake Churro Cubes are simple, bite-sized dessert treats that are fun to make and delicious to eat!
Pound Cake Churro Cubes
Candy canes are the epitome of Christmas for their beautiful color and minty flavor. Combined with chocolate this Crusty Candy Cane Chocolate Chip Pound cake recipe is the only dessert you need this holiday season!
Candy Cane Chocolate Chip pound cake
Use your favorite eggnog to make this buttery Eggnog Pound Cake. Combining the flavors of eggnog in a pound cake will get you rave reviews at your holiday celebrations.
Eggnog Pound Cake

Melt-in-your-mouth good, Cookie Butter Pound Cake is luscious and rich. The cookie butter gives it almost a brown sugar or caramel flavor
Cookie Butter Pound Cake
This Tiramisu with Pound Cake is a rich and elegant dessert. It has bold flavors of coffee and amaretto to warm you up in winter. I took the classic Italian tiramisu dessert revamped it the Southern way. My version has layers of a cream cheese mixture alternate with fluffy pound cake soaked with coffee and amaretto make this an unforgettable dessert.
Tiramisu with Pound Cake
German Chocolate Pound Cake with Coconut Pecan Frosting
German Chocolate Pound Cake with Coconut Pecan Frosting

Amaretto Pound Cake is pound cake flavored with an almond liqueur. Made from scratch, it's rich, buttery, moist, and completely, insanely delicious!
Amaretto Pound Cake
Dessert Recipe. This Coconut Cream Cheese Pound Cake recipe is crazy delicious. Dense and buttery this pound cake is topped simply with a sprinkle of powdered sugar then served with whipped cream and berries. This rich, dense, buttery cake is dessert perfection.
Coconut Cream Cheese Pound Cake
Two Step PIneapple Pound Cake
Two Step PIneapple Pound Cake

Melt-in-your-mouth Southern Butter Pecan Pound Cake is a moist, rich, and delicious cake recipe with the texture of classic pound cake and crunch from buttered pecans.
Southern Butter Pecan Pound Cake
This delicate Totally Scratch-made Rum Pound Cake with Rum Glaze it's incredibly moist, fragrant, and good for any season. It transports well and is full of booze which makes it perfect for any holiday or potluck gathering. 
Totally Scratch-made Rum Pound Cake with Rum Glaze
Famous Ritz Carlton Hotel Lemon Pound Cake recipe
Famous Ritz Carlton Hotel Lemon Pound Cake recipe

Oreo Buttermilk Pound Cake recipe is a soft, buttery pound cake with chunks of Oreo cookies and cream cookies in it. This rich decadent pound cake is a flavor explosion in your mouth!
Oreo Buttermilk Pound Cake
Melt in your Mouth Strawberry Buttermilk Pound Cake is simply amazing. The intense strawberry flavor and ultra-moist cake make a winning combination.
Melt in your Mouth Strawberry Buttermilk Pound Cake
Award-winning Mascarpone Pound Cake is a dense, buttery, and moist pound cake recipe with a fine, tender crumb and a brown, crusty outside and top. 
Award-winning Mascarpone Pound Cake

Strawberry & Cream Pound Cake with Jello is a super moist pound cake with two very special flavors. The favorite combination of strawberries and cream is put together in a unique way to make an extraordinary pound cake!
Strawberry & Cream Pound Cake with Jello
Holiday Greek Yogurt Cranberry Pound Cake is tender, buttery, and spiked with tart cranberries. Perfect for the holidays, this dessert is festive, fluffy, and delicious.
Holiday Greek Yogurt Cranberry Pound Cake recipe
Scratch made Rum Pound Cake
Scratch made Rum Pound Cake

A moist Best Sweet Potato Pound Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is highlighted by a cinnamon, cloves, and topped with cream cheese glaze.
Sweet Potato Pound Cake
Amaretto Pineapple Upside Down Pound Cake recipe is an elevated take on an American classic. A moist pineapple upside-down cake joins a buttery pound cake for a spectacular dessert.
Pineapple Upside Down Pound Cake
Blueberry Swirl Pound Cake 1 www.callmepmc.com
Blueberry Swirl Pound Cake

This incredibly tender and moist Blue Ribbon Roasted Carrot Pound Cake with Pineapple Mascarpone Frosting Recipe is the best carrot cake you'll ever make! #cake #poundcake #carrotcake #Eastercake #springcake
Roasted Carrot Cake Pound Cake with Pineapple Mascarpone Frosting
Irish Cream Chocolate Pound Cake Trifle with Irish Cream Caramel Sauce
Irish Cream Chocolate Pound Cake
The best classic, old-fashioned, quick and easy Best Triple Lemon Pound Cake recipe
Best Triple Lemon Pound Cake

Best Fudge Marble Pound Cake is rich and buttery with the best vanilla and chocolate in every bite!
Best Fudge Marble Pound Cake
Grannys Orange Marmalade Pound Cake is simple and elegant with a deliciously sticky glaze! This pound cake is sweet, dense and fabulous!
Grannys Orange Marmalade Pound Cake
This delicate From Scratch Melted Vanilla Ice Cream Pound Cake is incredibly moist and flavorful. It transports well and makes the perfect recipe for holiday or potluck.
Homemade Melted Vanilla Ice Cream Pound Cake

Mardi Gras Pound Cake is a cream cheese and cinnamon filled pound cake and vibrant Mardi Gras colored sugars to garnish. #poundcake #cake #MardiGras #dessert #recipe #cinnamon #creamcheese #bundt
Mardi Gras King Cake Pound Cake
The perfect sweet treat, Copycat Sara Lee Pound Cake Recipe is moist, buttery, has a hint of lemon, and melts in your mouth. #southern #PaulaDeen This recipe makes one loaf. #SaraLee #copycat #poundcake #cake #dessert #recipe #lemon #easy #fromscratch #homemade #poundcakerecipemoist #creamcheese #milliondollar
Copycat Sara Lee Pound Cake
Sheet Pan Pound Cake
Sheet Pan Pound Cake

Orange Creamsicle Pound Cake has a bright citrus flavor and a cream soda glaze that you can't stop eating! It's dense, butter, and velvety smooth. #cake #poundcake #poundcakepaula #dessert #recipe #easy #creamsicle #orange #orangecreamsicle #homemade #southern #food #eat #creamcheese #buttermilk
Orange Creamsicle Pound Cake
Buttery, tender and rich Coffee Cake Pound Cake Recipe has lovely cinnamon and pecan swirl inside and a simple vanilla glaze on top. #coffeecake #cake #poundcake #poundcakepaula #callmepmc #homemade #cinnamon #easy #pecans
Cinnamon Pecan Swirl Coffee Cake Pound Cake
Amaretto Peach Upside Down Pound Cake is bursting with flavor. Two classic cake recipes collide with this perfect end-of-summer dessert.
Amaretto Peach Upside Down Pound Cake

Butterbeer Pound Cake Recipe is a buttery, sweet, and tender classic pound cake recipe that's flavored with butterscotch. #cake #poundcake #poundcakepaula #dessert #recipe #moist #butterbeer #HarryPotter
Butter Beer Pound Cake
Buttery and tender, Tiramisu Pound Cake Recipe is a pound cake flavored with espresso and rum. It's a twist on two classic recipes, but even more delicious. #poundcake #cake #poundcakepaula #dessert #recipe #tiramisu #coffee #Kahlua
Tiramisu Pound Cake
Key Lime Coconut Marbled Pound Cake with Jello is an easy & refreshing cake with plenty of zippy lime and coconut flavor. #coconut #lime #poundcake #cake #dessert #poundcakepaula #recipes #moist #homemade #bundt
Key Lime Coconut Marbled Pound Cake

Whip up this super tasty glazed Citrus Pound Cake to make the most of the citrus season! #lemon #orange #cake #poundcake #poundcakepaula #dessert #recipe #moist #paula #homemade #bundt
Citrus Pound Cake
Fresh Strawberry Buttermilk Pound Cake (No Jello or Kool-Aid) is a delightful strawberry pound cake made with condensed fresh strawberries. It's luscious and soft, yet not too sweet, and bursting with fresh strawberry flavor.
Fresh Strawberry Pound Cake
Woodford Reserve Pound Cake is a boozy twist on a Southern classic.
Woodford Reserve Pound Cake

Ideal for fall, Fig Preserve Pound Cake Recipe has beautiful warm flavors from fig preserves and spices #cake #poundcake #poundcakepaula #dessert #recipe #homemade #fromscratch #fig #preserves
Fig Preserve Pound Cake
Best 5 Flavor Pound Cake Recipe with 5 Flavor Butter Glaze is flavorful, soft textured, butter moist, and finished with 5 Flavor Butter Glaze. It's a simple Southern dessert that's perfect for any occasion. #cake #poundcake #poundcakepaula #dessert #recipes #callmepmc #moist #easy #Southern
Five Flavor Pound Cake
Buttery, dense yet tender and moist, Sour Cream dark chocolate pound cake is quick and easy to make with simple ingredients. #recipe #cake #poundcake #homemade #fromscratch #poundcakepaula #Southern #dessert #moist #easy #chocolate #darkchocolate
Sour Cream Dark Chocolate Pound Cake

A twist on the classic layer cake, Hummingbird Cake Pound Cake is the ultimate dessert recipe! #cake #poundcake #poundcakepaula #dessert #recipe #bananacake #pineapple #pecans #Thanksgiving #holidayfood #holidayrecipes
Hummingbird Pound Cake
Old School Southern Butter Pound Cake is moist, tender, fine-crumbed, and loaded with a buttery flavor. Learn how to make a perfect pound cake with my simple tips.#cake #poundcake #poundcakepaula #dessert #recipes #callmepmc #moist #easy #Southern
Old School Southern Butter Pound Cake
Whip up this super tasty glazed Citrus Pound Cake to make the most of the citrus season! #lemon #orange #cake #poundcake #poundcakepaula #dessert #recipe #moist #paula #homemade #bundt
Citrus Pound Cake

Cherry Limeade Pound Cake - best pound cake recipe! Delicious cherry cake with lime juice or 7up & traditional crusty top! #poundcake #cake #dessert #poundcakerecipe #poundcakepaula #callmepmc #moist #7uppoundcake #cherry #cherrycake #cherrypoundcake
Cherry Limeade pound cake
Sheet Pan Pound Cake
Sheet Pan Pound Cake
7up pound cake
7up Pound Cake

Sweetened Condensed Milk Pound Cake
Sweetened Condensed Milk Pound Cake
Best Banana Pudding Pound Cake with Amaretto Liqueur is from scratch and has banana pudding, amaretto (almond) liqueur, cream cheese, and Nilla wafers. All the classic banana pudding ingredients in a totally homemade pound cake recipe.
Banana Pudding Pound Cake Recipe
7 flavor pound cake
7 Flavor Pound Cake with Macadamia Nut Liqueur

Limoncello Pound Cake
Limoncello Pound Cake
Sweetened Condensed Milk Pound Cake
Sweetened Condensed Milk Pound Cake
Rumchata Pound Cake. A classic buttery pound cake is already incredible, but this one is extra special with a bump of flavor from rumchata liquor. Rumchata adds vanilla and cinnamon notes in the cake as well as the glaze. #cake #poundcake #poundcakepaula #poundcakelady #dessert #baking #homemade #recipe #callmepmc

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