pound cake

Upside Down Sweet Cherry Cake

I’m doing a guest post today for my friend Anuradha and her blog Baker Street. We’ve become acquainted on Twitter and I was delighted when she asked me to do something for her blog. I love seeing her work through her baking adventures and I was most impressed with the wealth of information she put [...]

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Brown Sugar and Chocolate Chip Pound Cake with Maple-Espresso Glaze

This was one of those moments when all I had to do was see the photo and I was hooked. Line and sinker. Well, the name didn’t hurt. I love cakes made with brown sugar, what’s NOT to love about chocolate chips in a pound cake and then…the pièce de résistance. Maple Espresso Glaze. Done [...]

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Almond Cake with Boysenberry Jam from Bon Appetit RSVP

This almond cake is like a pound cake with the added bonus of having a heavenly almond flavor. The reader who requested the recipe from Bon Appetit magazine commented that she could not get enough of it. I get that, it’s just a great cake and the jam filling is perfect. Both texture and flavor [...]

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Ricotta Pound Cake

I love this pound cake! There was a period a couple of years ago when I went pound cake crazy over the holidays. Each gift had a different one included so I start earlier each year trying out different recipes to keep that tradition alive. I’ve made a browned butter rum pound cake that’s a [...]

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Olive Oil and Fresh Rosemary Cake

This is such an unusual take on the pound cake; a version using more savory ingredients with the substitution of olive oil for butter and spiced with fresh rosemary. Just perfect with a bit of honey and fruit for breakfast or a late afternoon snack! Ingredients: 4 Eggs 3/4 cup Sugar 2/3 cup extra-virgin Olive [...]

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