Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Baking lies at the heart of Southern cooking, where every treat tastes like it was made with love. Staple pantry ingredients like ...

It tastes like fall in every bite. Apples and cake just go together, especially in the fall when this delicious fruit is in season. While plain pound cake is always a crowd-pleaser, this apple butter ...

Preheat the oven to 325 F. Butter a 9-inch loaf pan and cut a strip of parchment to line the length of the pan with a couple inches excess at either end. Butter the paper as well. (This paper bit is ...

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 ...

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 ...

When we first encountered deep-fried, bourbon-soaked Twinkies, we were a little smitten. Until, that is, we realized we could do so much better. Better as in ditching the highly processed snack cakes ...

National Pound Cake Day arrives on March 4, and kitchens across the country get ready for a cake that does not need a gimmick to draw a crowd. Thick, golden and rich with butter, pound cake has held ...

When I was in culinary school, one of the very first cakes my fellow chefs-in-training and I made was pound cake — and we made it over and over and over again. Why? It's a true classic, built on the ...