Have you ever wondered what sets pound cake apart from any other? The answer actually lies within the name itself. The original recipe was made using one pound of each of the primary ingredients — ...

“Hands-down the best pound cake I’ve ever had!” That’s what our cross-tester had to say after they baked this recipe just once. I couldn’t agree more. This sour cream pound cake has the best texture — ...

Food history buffs say pound cakes, as written recipes, date back to the early 1700s. The name "pound cake" simply described the recipe: a pound each of butter, sugar, eggs and flour. Such a cake ...

Well, I call this pound cake. According to my mother’s recipes, it was my Aunt Mildred’s “plain cake.” But it’s a pound cake, so we’ll call it that. She may have just been referring to her plain cake ...