Although simple, this formula yields a moist, buttery pound cake, with a golden brown crust. It bakes low and slow, at 300°F for about 1 hour and 40 minutes, until perfectly tender but not dry.

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 — ...

Pound Cake I’ve always called this a pound cake. According to my mother’s recipe notes, though, it was my Aunt Mildred’s “plain cake.” Maybe she used that name because she never glazed or frosted ...

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Q. The following is a Tribune Dutch pound cake recipe that dates to the 1960s, maybe the late 1950s — back then I didn’t date recipes when I cut them out of the Trib. This pound cake is requested by ...