What Is Pound cake and How Can I Use It?
Here's everything worth knowing about pound cake and how to pick it, what it is, how to store it, and what to use instead, plus 32 recipes to cook tonight.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 piece (1/10 of 10.6 oz cake) (30g)Where found
Pound cake is usually found in the bakery section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
Food group
Pound cake is a member of the Baked Products US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.
How much does pound cake weigh?
| Amount | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1 piece (1/10 of 10.6 oz cake) | 30 grams |
| 1 piece (1/12 of 12 oz cake) | 28 grams |
| 1 snack cake (2.5 oz) | 71 grams |
Related
Baked Products
| In Chinese: | 磅蛋糕 | |
| British (UK) term: | ||
| en français: | gâteau de livre | |
| en español: | bizcocho |
Recipes using pound cake
There are 32 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Canada Day Maple Leaf Cake with Raspberry Coulis
Celebrating Canada Day with some maple leaf cakes and raspberry coulis, delicious, light and impressive dessert.
Decadent White Chocolate Cheesecake
White chocolate cheesecake folds melted white chocolate into a cream cheese filling laced with apricot brandy, set on a buttery pound cake crust. A sophisticated upgrade on the classic.
Tipsy Cake (Irish)
Learn how to make Jack Daniels Tipsy Irish Cake, which's super easy to make with ready-made Devon custard and leftover pound cake. An Irish cake popular in Chicago as well as Tennessee.
Fourth of July Flag Cheesecake
This recipe is decorated like the American flag and delivers lots of servings to feed a crowd. Perfect for flag day or the 4th of July.
Grilled Pound Cake with Warm Fruit Glaze & Ice Cream
Grilled pound cake topped with a warm balsamic-strawberry glaze made from brown sugar, maple syrup, and fresh berries. Served with vanilla ice cream for an easy summer dessert.
Italian Celebration Cake
Italian celebration cake with pound cake layers soaked in orange liqueur, filled with sieved ricotta, candied fruit, and chocolate chips, frosted with cocoa-mocha buttercream. No baking required.
Nut & Caramel Dessert Kabobs
Grilled dessert kabobs with pound cake cubes coated in peanut butter and chopped peanuts, skewered with banana and nectarine, and basted with warm caramel sauce. A fun cookout finish.
Sigi's Chocolate Torte *
Sigi's chocolate torte: store-bought pound cake layered with a silky chocolate ganache-style icing made in a blender. Four-layer torte ready for the fridge in 30 minutes.
Red, White, & Blueberry Shortcake
Red, white, and blueberry no-bake shortcake layered with strawberry and blueberry pie filling and fluffy whipped topping. A 15-minute patriotic dessert built on store-bought pound cake.
Tres Leches-Three Milks
Tres leches cake using store-bought pound cake soaked in a blend of evaporated milk, condensed milk, and heavy cream, topped with broiled meringue. A shortcut Latin classic.
Decadent Chocolate Hearts
Decadent chocolate hearts cut marble pound cake into heart shapes and sandwich with pink strawberry whipped topping. A 10-minute Valentine's dessert for two.
Peach & Jam Layer Pound Cake
An easy no-bake layered pound cake: store-bought pound cake split and filled with raspberry jam, sliced, and topped with peaches and whipped cream. A quick, semi-homemade dessert in minutes.
Fruit Trifle
Layers of soft pound cake soaked in sweet Marsala wine, lush apricot purée, and silky vanilla custard come together in this classic British trifle that's easier to make than you think.
Coffee-Toffee Ice Cream Cake
Layered frozen dessert with pound cake, coffee ice cream, hot fudge, and crushed Heath bars, finished with piped whipped cream. Five ingredients, zero baking, all showmanship.
Butterrum Pound Cake with Sauce
Warm butter-rum sauce made with brown sugar, butter, and a splash of rum, poured over a fork-pricked pound cake so it soaks into every bite. Ready in 25 minutes.
Devil's Fridgecake
A no-bake chocolate icebox cake layered with cubed pound cake and mocha-spiked chocolate pudding set with gelatin. Chill, slice, and serve. The easiest chocolate dessert you'll ever make.
Quick Toffee Chocolate Cake
Quick toffee chocolate cake assembled from store-bought pound cake split and filled with chocolate-sour cream frosting and crushed English toffee. Ready in 25 minutes.
Truffled Chocolate Cake
Truffled chocolate cake made by layering store-bought pound cake with a rich chocolate ganache frosting. Just four ingredients and no baking needed.
Strawberry Cream Soup
A chilled dessert soup of blended fresh strawberries, tangy sour cream, and vanilla, served with toasted pound cake croutons. Refreshing, unexpected, and ready in under an hour.
Quick Strawberry Trifle
Try this quick and easy recipe of a dessert that's fruity and simply irresistible!
Ann Fowler's Toffee Crunch Cake
No-bake toffee crunch pound cake layered with butterscotch whipped cream and crunchy chocolate toffee pieces for an indulgent party dessert that tastes like pure luxury.
Easter Lemon Curd Trifle with Mixed Fresh Berries
A delicious and rich dessert to let everyone indulge!
Brown Nugget Dessert
A no-bake icebox cake layering sliced pound cake with a chocolate-fig mousse made from butter, cocoa, dried California figs, and fluffy egg whites, then crowned with fresh whipped cream.
Chocolate Fondue with Fruit & Cake
Treat yourself when dessert comes around with this rich and decadent cake that will have you hooked!
Punch Bowl Dessert
Strawberry punch bowl dessert: pound cake cubes layered with glazed fresh strawberries and vanilla pudding, topped with whipped topping. A make-ahead trifle for picnics, potlucks, and showers.
