Food and Recipes Entertaining Ideas & Tips 22 Perfect Pound Cakes We Can't Get Enough Of By Patricia S York Patricia S York Patricia was the assistant food editor at Southern Living and worked with the Southern Living food team from 2006-2022. She contributed to articles about food, gardening, and pets. Southern Living's editorial guidelines and Lisa Cericola Lisa Cericola Lisa Cericola has been on staff at Southern Living since 2015. As Deputy Editor, Lisa manages the food and travel departments and edits those sections of each issue, as well as digital content. Previously, she was the features editor at Food Network Magazine and has more than 15 years of experience writing, editing, and managing photo shoots for print and digital lifestyle brands. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on June 22, 2022 Trending Videos Close this video player Photo: Hector Manuel Sanchez Pound for pound, a pound cake is a dessert that certainly satisfies above its weight. A true Southern favorite, these pound cake recipes are simple and delicious. The Million Dollar Pound Cake is an easy-to-make recipe, best served with ice cream or fresh berries. For a bite-size treat that is a decadent pleasure, enjoy the Mini Triple Chocolate Buttermilk Pound Cake. One of our readers' favorite recipes, it mixes cocoa, bittersweet chocolate, and semisweet chocolate, creating an irresistible combination. If you prefer a more sophisticated approach to this simple dessert, try our Lemon-Vanilla Pound Cake with Lavender Glaze. Or, for simply Southern flavors, bake a Sour Cream or Key Lime Pound Cake. Any way you slice it, these pound cake recipes are worth their weight in sweet delight. Give your go-to pound cake recipe a breather and try one of these pound cake recipes from scratch. When the new neighbor moves in, ditch the plate of chocolate chip cookies and bake one of these pound cakes instead. Now that sounds like our kind of welcome! 01 of 22 Million Dollar Pound Cake Beth Dreiling Hontzas Recipe: Million Dollar Pound Cake This classic pound cake only needs a few pantry staple ingredients to make something incredible. 02 of 22 Triple-Chocolate Buttermilk Pound Cake Alison Miksch Recipe: Triple-Chocolate Buttermilk Pound Cake We took the traditional pound cake recipe and gave it a stunning, triple-chocolate twist. This cake means business. A duo of glazes—one creamy chocolate, the other subtle buttermilk—comes together atop this dreamy confection. It's indulgent and, we admit, so much fun to eat and serve. Chocolate enthusiasts will be over the moon for this recipe, but it has enough unexpected flavor—thanks to the addition of the buttermilk glaze—that you'll also win over the harder-to-please dessert eaters at the table. Warning: You—and they—won't be able to resist a second slice. 03 of 22 Strawberry Swirl Cream Cheese Pound Cake Jennifer Davick Recipe: Strawberry Swirl Cream Cheese Pound Cake There are a few things to note about this recipe before you start baking. First, the cream cheese is added after beating the butter and sugar. And, yes, you read the cooking instructions correctly—the cake bakes at a slightly higher temperature than usual. 04 of 22 Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake Jennifer Causey Recipe: Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake When fresh blueberries are in abundance, we look for as many ways as possible to use them. This fun cake is our new favorite. 05 of 22 Mini Triple-Chocolate Buttermilk Pound Cakes Photo: Alison Miksch Recipe: Mini Triple-Chocolate Buttermilk Pound Cakes Guests are sure to love these little gems—and thanks to the sweet flavors of chocolate and buttermilk, they'll thank you for the petite serving. Anything bigger would be too hard to resist! 06 of 22 Mini Apple Cider Pound Cakes Brian Woodcock Recipe: Mini Apple Cider Pound Cakes Finish the cakes with one of three toppings, listed with the recipe. Toss together the Streusel Topping before you start baking. Both glazes can be prepped while the cakes cool. 07 of 22 Key Lime Pound Cake Jen Causey Recipe: Key Lime Pound Cake Dress up traditional pound cake with a little lime zest and a homemade Key lime glaze for a deliciously tropical dessert. 08 of 22 Mexican Chocolate Pound Cake Jim Franco Recipe: Mexican Chocolate Pound Cake We replicated the flavor profile of Mexican chocolate using semisweet chocolate and cinnamon. If you prefer to use Mexican chocolate, look for it with the hot drink mixes or on the Hispanic food aisle. This moist pound cake is equally delicious without the Mexican Chocolate Sauce. 09 of 22 Caramel-Frosted Pound Cake Southern Living Recipe: Caramel-Frosted Pound Cake Two Southern classics—caramel cake and pound cake—meet in this dessert that quickly became a reader favorite. 10 of 22 Orange Peel Pound Cake Jerrelle Guy Recipe: Orange Peel Pound Cake Baking expert and cookbook author Jerrelle Guy shared this bright pound cake recipe with us, and citrus fans will fall immediately in love with it. 11 of 22 Buttermilk Pound Cake Southern Living Recipe: Buttermilk Pound Cake This pound cake recipe is delicious as-is, but a drizzle of homemade buttermilk custard sauce takes it into restaurant-worthy territory. 12 of 22 Pistachio Pound Cake Micah A. Leal Recipe: Pistachio Pound Cake This pound cake would be delicious with your afternoon cup of tea. Pretty enough to gift to a neighbor, be sure to top with chopped pistachios and lemon zest before the homemade vanilla glaze dries. 13 of 22 Classic Chocolate Pound Cake Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck; Food Styling: Erin Merhar Recipe: Classic Chocolate Pound Cake Make this rich chocolate pound cake ahead of time for an easy, satisfying dessert the whole family will love. 14 of 22 Lemon-Vanilla Pound Cake with Lavender Glaze Hector Manuel Sanchez Recipe: Lemon-Vanilla Pound Cake with Lavender Glaze If you're looking for a gorgeous centerpiece for a holiday or supper club, this pound cake recipe fits the bill. 15 of 22 Cream Cheese Pound Cake Photographer: Jennifer Causey Food Stylist: Ana Kelly Prop Stylist: Kay Clarke Recipe: Cream Cheese Pound Cake No dessert has ever tasted worse with the addition of cream cheese, including this decadent pound cake. 16 of 22 Coconut Pound Cake Antonis Achilleos Recipe: Coconut Pound Cake Coconut, bourbon, pecans, and cream cheese—these are a few of our favorite things, and you'll find them all in this pound cake recipe. 17 of 22 Old-Fashioned Pound Cake Southern Living Recipe: Old-Fashioned Pound Cake This rich cake still manages to be light as cloud. We love it topped with a dollop of homemade whipped cream and fresh fruit. 18 of 22 Cream Cheese Pound Cake Hector M Sanchez Recipe: Cream Cheese Pound Cake Look no further for the perfect pound cake recipe. This traditional cake is extra-rich because of the cream cheese and always in style. 19 of 22 Sweet Potato Pound Cake Jennifer Davick Recipe: Sweet Potato Pound Cake Fall's favorite spud makes a rare appearance at the dessert table with this amazing pound cake recipe. 20 of 22 Classic Southern Pound Cake Skyler Burt; Prop Styling: Mindi Shapiro Levine; Food Styling: Karen Rankin Recipe: Classic Southern Pound Cake This pound cake recipe proves that sometimes the best things in life are the simplest. 21 of 22 Lemon-Orange Pound Cake Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Ana Kelly Recipe: Lemon-Orange Pound Cake This pound cake recipe came from the ladies of the Junior League of Houston, and it's a shower and luncheon favorite of ours. 22 of 22 Lemon-Lime Pound Cake Hector Manuel Sanchez Recipe: Lemon-Lime Pound Cake This recipe is based on a classic Southern favorite called 7UP Pound Cake, which was created in the 1950s when the soda company suggested using its soft drink instead of other liquid in pound cake recipes. The result: one of the best, and simplest, cakes you'll ever make. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit