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These are 5 of my best, from scratch pound cake recipes. All are guaranteed easy and delicious.
Why Is Pound Cake So Good
Hi, my name’s Liz and I’m addicted to pound cake. Yes, I am here to confess that I am obsessed with pound cake and here’s why:
- Pound Cake Is Absolutely Delicious – When pound cake is done right it’s awesome. You can’t beat that dense and moist texture and that unique pound cake flavor. Oh, and don’t forget about that crispy crust.
- Pound Cake Is Simple And Easy – Most pound cakes contain between 6 and 10 simple ingredients. You mix these together, put them in a pan and bake. That’s it. You don’t even have to ice or glaze a pound cake. Yes, you can dig in right when it comes out of the oven.
- Pound Cake Can Be Served Almost Anywhere And For Any Occasion – You can dress it up for an elegant dinner party, take it to your church pot luck (we Baptist love it at ours), serve it for brunch or after dinner dessert and it’s always makes the best midnight snack.
- Pound Cake Can Be Made In So Many Different Flavors – If you dream of a pound cake flavor, you can probably make it. Whether it’s vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, lemon, caramel, apple, bourbon, blueberry or any other flavor it’s always delicious.
- Pound Cake Toppings – You can top pound cake with such a variety of toppings from fruits to sauces (see below for a more extensive list).
- Pound Cake Freezes So Darn Well – I personally think pound cake tastes even better after serving some freezer time. This allows you to bake your cake ahead of time and freeze or freeze your pound cake leftovers (you can’t leave these leftovers out or they will go straight to your hips).
My 5 Best Pound Cake Recipes
So, in honor of my obsession and love affair with pound cake, I’d like to share with you my 5 best pound cake recipes. With my right hand on my favorite pound cake pan, I pledge all of these are deliciously indulgent and easy to make.
Cream Cheesy And Easy Cream Cheese Pound Cake
My go to cake recipe. It’s deliciously dense and, with just 7 ingredients, it’s a simple and quick pound cake recipe. I like to use almond extract in this recipe, but it’s just as scrumptious with vanilla.
Vanilla Buttermilk Pound Cake
The quintessential classic, old fashioned pound cake. With just 8 simple ingredients, it’s so easy to whip up and it’s got loads of tangy flavor.
Cinnamony Southern Sweet Potato Pound Cake
This old fashioned sweet potato pound cake recipe is sweet tater casserole in a pound cake. It’s super moist and it’s the perfect melody of cinnamon, nutmeg and sweet potato flavors.
Deep South Southern Lemon Pound Cake
A dense pound cake with a soft crumb. It has just the perfect amount of lemon flavor and is simple to prepare.
Cream Cheese Cherry Almond Pound Cake
Really simple almond cream cheese pound cake that’s speckled with maraschino cherries throughout the cake.
Why Not Pound Cake Toppings
Plain pound cake is so amazing, but so is pound cake with toppings. So, if you always eat your pound cake plain, why not live on the edge and try topping it with one of these many toppings.
- Strawberries
- Blueberries
- Peaches
- Cherries
- Bananas
- Chocolate, Caramel or Strawberry Syrup
- Warm Nutella
- Bananas Covered With Chocolate Syrup
- Warm Nutella With Strawberries Or Cherries
- Ice Cream
- Whipped Cream
Perfect Pound Cake
These 5 different pound cake recipes are all tried and true by me. They are all simple pound cake recipes that have perfect pound cake texture and flavor. I just know you will love them.
If you try any of these recipes I would love to hear from you. Please leave a comment below.