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20 Pound Cake Recipes You'll Love

20 Pound Cake Recipes You'll Love

Pound cake is a rich dessert traditionally made with a pound of butter, flour, eggs, and sugar. Consider it a blank slate for new, innovative flavor variations, including fruit-filled, chocolate, lemon, and sour cream. We've got a pound cake for every craving!

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Classic Pound Cake

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Classic pound cake is super easy to make thanks to its basic ingredients -- butter, sugar, eggs -- that most people already in their kitchens. Our recipe uses cake flour for a lighter pound cake, but all-purpose flour can be substituted. Or make it a gluten-free pound cake with our easy flour substitutes.

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Banana Nut Pound Cake

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If you're a fan of banana bread, you'll love this pound cake flavored with bananas and bourbon. Chopped pecans add texture, and a swirl of cream cheese perfects the dense, crumbly cake.

Find out how to make pound cake here!

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Blood Orange Pound Cake

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Blood orange, a crimson-color fruit, adds sweet, citrusy flavor to this luscious pound cake recipe. Once baked, the cake gets coated with a thick and bubbly rum-flavor sauce. A side of blood orange-infused whipped cream completes the dessert.

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Milk Chocolate Pound Cake

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Who says you have to stick with a classic pound cake recipe? Switch things up by blending finely chopped milk chocolate morsels into your next pound cake. It only gets better for chocolate-lovers when smooth milk chocolate ganache slathers the upgraded pound cake.

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White Chocolate and Almond Pound Cake

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A dash of almond extract and silky sour cream elevate your average pound cake into a crowd-pleasing masterpiece. This ultra-appetizing almond pound cake becomes even more irresistible with our white chocolate glaze and a sprinkling of chopped almonds.

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Triple-Citrus Pound Cake

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Make this irresistible citrus pound cake for any occasion! Grapefruit, lime, and orange lend zest to the rich pound cake recipe. Topped with candied orange slices and citrus glaze, the dessert is as showstopping as it is delectable.

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Grilled Pound Cake with Espresso Chocolate Sauce

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For a warm-weather spin on your classic pound cake recipe, grill slices of frozen or prepared pound cake on a charcoal grill. The warm slices of cake (drizzled with orange juice) are even more decadent when topped with cool, fluffy whipped cream, chopped pistachio nuts, and our espresso chocolate sauce.

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Grapefruit Olive Oil Cake

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Eating cake for breakfast just got real. Look to zingy grapefruit zest, juice, and fruit slices to get things going. Make it extra sweet by using any leftover pulp for a simple DIY syrup!

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Almond Pound Cake

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Add almond extract to the pound cake mixture for a distinct, sweet flavor that complements the cream cheese glaze.

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Bananas Suzette over Pound Cake

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Now here's a pound cake you'll go bananas for. The 15-minute recipe coats the fruit in orange liqueur, nutmeg, and sugar. Use it on browned premade pound cake. Ice cream makes it a dream dessert.

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Lime-Infused Coconut Pound Cake

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Topped with a citrus-coconut glaze, lime zest, and toasted coconut flakes, this twist on classic pound cake is sure to satisfy your sweet tooth. The luxurious pound cake gets tart flavor from fresh lime juice and a smooth, buttery texture from cream of coconut.

Test Kitchen Tip: To toast curls of fresh coconut, spread them in a single layer in a shallow baking pan and bake for 5 to 10 minutes at 350 degrees F.

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Sour Cream Pound Cake

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Substitute sour cream for some of the butter in your traditional pound cake recipe to make your dessert extra moist. A few simple additions transform the basic recipe into lemon-poppy seed pound cake or blueberry pound cake.

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Pumpkin Pound Cake

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With warm ingredients like ground cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg, this spiced pound cake pairs perfectly with a warm mug of coffee or hot chocolate. Canned pumpkin keeps the cake moist, while raisins, pecans, and cherries dot the dessert. A light brushing of orange juice and a sprinkle of coarse sugar finish the pound cake, which can be stored in the freezer for up to two months.

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Triple Citrus Pound Cake

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Pucker up! This citrus-lemon pound cake is as tart as it gets. An easy powdered sugar drizzle sweetens things up. Make it a vegan lemon pound cake, with our super simple substitutions!

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Vanilla-Sparkling Wine Pound Cake

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Because wine makes everything better. Look to sparkling wine to add light acidity in this wedding-worthy pound cake. Bake it in a pretty Bundt cake mold for party-perfect pound cake.

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Lemon Bundt Cake

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But first: Instagram. This photo-worthy, homemade lemon pound cake is all about the glaze. All you need to make it: powdered sugar and meyer lemons. De-lish!

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Miniature Orange-Cranberry Pound Cakes

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These petite pound cakes make a great potluck or bake sale addition. Packed with dried cranberries and flavored with warm nutmeg, the mini pound cakes gain both zest and sweetness from their brown sugar-orange juice topping.

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Cherry-Smothered White Chocolate Pound Cake

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Not one, but two hits of white chocolate make this pound cake extra enticing: first in the batter and second in the drizzle. Brandy-spiked cherry compote takes it over the top in the best way.

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Berry Cake

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No holiday party is complete without a pound cake. This one's made with cranberries, raspberries, and pomegranate, and gets its gorgeous swirl from raspberry jam.

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Bundt Pan Ice Cream Cake

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Say hello to the coolest summer cake you'll ever make. (And in three easy steps!) Start with packaged pound cake mix, slice the baked cake in half, then sandwich with your favorite ice cream or sorbet.

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