A pound cake? What is that? The earliest record and recipe for pound cake was found in the 1700s English cookbook called “The Art of Cookery.” The first U.S. cookbook, “American Cookery,” also ...

When pound cake became a thing in the mid 1700s, the recipe was as simple and dense as the name implies: one pound each of butter, eggs, sugar, and flour. Butter is the key ingredient for good pound ...

Baking lies at the heart of Southern cooking, where every treat tastes like it was made with love. Staple pantry ingredients like butter and buttermilk lend their rich flavors to beloved recipes like ...

Preheat oven to 325°F (163°C). Grease and flour your Bundt or loaf pan, or use baking spray. Cream the butter and sugar: In a large mixing bowl, beat the room-temperature butter and sugar together on ...

The cozy scent of spice and an orange glaze make cardamom pound cake a winning dessert for any occasion.

In Saving Southern Recipes, Southern Kitchen’s Kate Williams explores the deep heritage of Southern cooking through the lens of passed-down, old family recipes. I can't even keep track of the number ...

Old Fashioned Lemon Pound Cake is full of lemon flavor in the perfect dense and delicious cake. It can easily be made in a ...

When mid-afternoon hunger strikes and we’re ready for tea time or a coffee break, we can’t resist a slice — or two — of cake. Whether it’s layer cakes, sponge cake, or pound cake, we’ve never had a ...