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Toasted Pound Cake with Strawberries & Chocolate Cream
By á-5531
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Servings 6
Preparation time 20
Cooking time 30
- 1 cup cold heavy cream
- 1/4 cup chocolate syrup, plus more for drizzling
- 1 quart strawberries
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 6 slices pound cake
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Butter Rum Pound Cake
By Chez_Alexander
Dense and delicious coconut pound cake with a sweet butter rum glaze drizzled on top
- CAKE:
- Cooking spray
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup spiced rum
- GLAZE:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons spiced rum
Glazed Lemon Pound Cake
By carvalhohm2
I made this Glazed Lemon Pound Cake for my family and they loved it! It's sweet, dense and perfectly lemony
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest, grated
- 6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 6 eggs, large
- 1 cup greek yogurt, full-fat, plain
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
Cream Cheese & Wild Blueberry Pound Cake
By garciamoss
This Cream Cheese & Wild Blueberry Pound Cake has a perfectly moist texture and flavor
- 6 3/4 ounce (1 1/2 cups) all-purpose unbleached flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 4 ounces (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, slightly soft (70°F)
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest, grated
- 1 cup wild blueberries
Blueberry-Lemon Ricotta Pound Cake
By punk
You only need one bowl to make this simple but delicious Blueberry-Lemon Ricotta Pound Cake
- 3/4cup3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 5tablespoons5 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3large3 large eggs, room temperature*
- 3/4cup3/4 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
- 2tablespoons2 tablespoons lemon zest
- 2tablespoons2 tablespoons lemon juice plus 1 teaspoon, divided
- 1teaspoon1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2cups1 1/2 cups white whole-wheat flour
- 2teaspoons2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2teaspoon1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2cups2 cups fresh blueberries
- 2tablespoons2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar, packed
Brown Sugar Caramel Pound Cake
By stokeslm
Buttery pound cake with a caramel drizzle, sweeeeet! This is the recipe for your favorite person with a sweet tooth
- CARAMEL DRIZZLE:
- 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
- 2 cups light brown sugar, packed
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 5 large eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 (8-ounce) bag toffee bits
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
- 1 (14-ounce) can condensed milk, sweetened
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Devil's Food Pound Cake
By hicksofmarvin
Devil's food pound cake is a moist and chocolatey cake with a sweet icing, devilish icing
- CAKE:
- 1 package Duncan Hines® Moist Deluxe® Devil's Food Cake Mix
- 1 (3.4-ounce) package chocolate instant pudding and pie filling
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- ICING:
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 2 tablespoons vanilla flavored creamer
Lemon Glazed Lemon Pound Cake
By francesn
Lemon lovers rejoice! This double lemon dessert will definitely be a crowd pleaser at your next party or get togeth...
- POUND CAKE:
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 3 cups sugar
- 5 eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- GLAZE:
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
Texas Pecan Pie Pound Cake
By BobN
Delicious! Kick your usual pound cake up a notch with pecans and brown sugar baked in and topped with caramel ice c...
- 4 sticks butter, at room temperature
- 4 cups sugar
- 4 cups flour, cake or all-purpose
- 8 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
- 2 to 3 teaspoons vanilla flavoring
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 jar of caramel ice cream topping
Chocolate Coconut Pound Cake
By á-61574
The fragrant richness of coconut oil and the tenderizing power of buttermilk make this the ultimate chocolate pound...
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup virgin coconut oil, room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups plus 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
- 1/4 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
To-Die-For Buttermilk Pound Cake
By carmen-2
Make the most buttery pound cake with this To-Die-For Buttermilk Pound Cake! In the warmer seasons, grab your favor...
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 (2 sticks) cup butter
- 3 cups sugar
- 6 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 cup buttermilk
Makeover Lemon Pound Cake
By á-382
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Coat a 9x5-in
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-1/2 tablespoons poppy seeds, optional
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup fat-free vanilla Greek yogurt
Pumpkin Pound Cake Recipe
By dette
If you were looking for your home to smell like fall, you’ve found the right recipe
- 2 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup canola oil
- 3 eggs
- 3 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 (15-ounce) can solid-pack pumpkin
Easy Cream Cheese Pound Cake
By taochavez
Cream Cheese Pound Cake is the best of two dessert in one! Creamy and fluffly, this is the perfect cake to be serve...
- 1 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 package cream cheese, softened
- 3 cups sugar
- 6 eggs, large
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ⁄8 teaspoon salt
Easy Italian Lemon Pound Cake
By á-11186
The perfect summer time cake, this dessert isn't too heavy and is great for a breezy evening on your front porch
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 4 tablespoons lemon juice
- Zest of 2 lemons ( about 2 tablespoons)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
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Lemon Iced Lemon Pound Cake
- 2 sticks of I salted butter, 16 tablespoons
- 1 1/2 cups of cake flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1 1/4 cups of granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons of grated lemon peel plus 2 teaspoons of fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon of lemon extract
- Lemon glaze
- 1 teaspoon of grated lemon
- 1/4 cup of fresh lemon juice
- Confectioners sugar to desired consistency
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Buttermilk Rum Pound Cake
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons rum extract
- 4 eggs
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup buttermilk
- Butter Rum Sauce
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup butter
- 3 water
- 11/2 teaspoon rum extract
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Peanut Butter Pound Cake
- PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING:
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
- 1/2 cup peanut butter, creamy or crunchy
- 5 eggs, room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 3 cups flour, all purpose
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup milk, whole or low fat
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup peanut butter, creamy
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- Milk (amount varies based on consistency desired)
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German Chocolate Chip Pound Cake
- 1 box Pillsbury Yellow Cake Mix (the one that uses oil)
- 4 Eggs
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup Wesson oil
- 1 small instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 bar german chocolate, grated
- 1 cup chocolate chip morsels
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Hawaiian Pound Cake
- Cake:
- 1 Cup Butter
- 2 Cups Sugar
- Add 2 Cups Flour
- 5 Eggs
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
- 1 Cup Coconut
- 1 Cup Chopped Pecans
- Topping
- 3/4 Cup Sugar
- 3/4 Cup Water
- 1/2 Stick Butter
- 1 Teaspoon Almond Extract
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Pound Cake with Eagle Brand Milk
- 1 cup (8 oz/226 g unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for greasing the pan
- 1 1/3 cups (7 oz/200g) all-purpose flour
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup (3 3/4 oz/ 106g) sugar
- 1 vanilla bean, chopped, or 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup (8 oz/239g) sweetened condensed milk
- 3 large eggs
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Lemon Buttermilk Pound Cake
- 3 sticks butter, softened
- 2 1/2 cups sugar
- 3 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon soda
- dash of salt
- 4 eggs, separated
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons lemon extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
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Lemon Pound Cake with Lemon Icing
- Gkaze:
- 1 c of unsalted butter, softened
- 3 eggs
- 3 tbs of whole milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 1/2 cups cake flour
- 1/2 c sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- zest of 1 lemon
- 2 cups confectioners sugar
- juice from 2 lemons
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Million Dollar Pound Cake
- 3 sticks real butter, softened*
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening (like Crisco)*
- 3 cups sugar
- 6 large eggs (or 5 Jumbo)
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup whole milk*
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- NOTE: *I used 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 cup buttermilk. Can also use 4 sticks of butter and omit the shortening.
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Toasted Coconut Pound Cake
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more for pan
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons buttermilk, divided
- 1 1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut, toasted, divided
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
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Never-Fail Pound Cake
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- 3 cup sugar
- 5 eggs
- 3 cup cake flour
- 1 cup milk
- 2 teaspoon lemon extract
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Homemade Strawberry Pound Cake
- STRAWBERRY POUND CAKE:
- 2 1/2 cups fresh strawberries, chopped
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 2 cups white sugar, divided
- 4 eggs
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon strawberry extract
- STRAWBERRY GLAZE:
- 1 cup white sugar, divided
- 1 cup strawberries, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon strawberry extract
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