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, ...

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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 pound cake has hints of cinnamon ...

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 ...

NEW YORK — Pound cake is so called because it is traditionally made with a pound each of flour, sugar, butter and eggs. Take, for instance, this mid-18th-century recipe: “Take a Pound of Butter, beat ...

An old-school dessert gets a fresh and fruity upgrade in this pound cake, which comes infused with blueberries and lemon zest and topped with a lemony glaze.

The secret here is that there is no secret: It’s the classic “pound” cake with equal weights of butter, sugar, eggs and flour. Back in the day of easy grocery runs and well-stocked kitchens, I tested ...