Food and Recipes Desserts Cakes Bundt Cakes 12 Of Grandma's Signature Pound Cakes By Alana Al-Hatlani Alana Al-Hatlani Alana Al-Hatlani is an Assistant Food Editor at Southern Living. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on August 18, 2024 Close Photo: Greg Dupree; Food Stylist: Ana Kelly; Prop Stylist: Christine Keely It would be impossible to count the number of spectacular, made-from-scratch cakes our Southern grandmothers have baked over the years. When it came to everyday occasions, Grandma always knew the best way to delight her family, friends, and neighbors was with her treasured pound cakes. Sounds simple but her recipe box was filled with flavorful ways to make this recipe, from triple chocolate to pumpkin to caramel. Here are a dozen of Grandma's signature pound cake recipes that are worth saving, baking, and passing on for generations. Grandma's Favorite Bake-And-Take Recipes 01 of 12 Million Dollar Pound Cake Will Dickey If there is one recipe to save forever, this is the one. These days everyone is claiming their recipe is worth a million dollars (we've got a few too), but this is the original pound cake that started the trend a long time ago. Get The Recipe 02 of 12 Triple-Chocolate Buttermilk Pound Cake Recipe Alison Miksch Part of the pound cake charm is its simplicity – but we say: break out the chocolate. This decadent triple chocolate buttermilk recipe is worth every sweet slice. Get The Recipe 03 of 12 Key Lime Pound Cake Jen Causey How about a little tropical twist in that next baking project? Fresh Key limes take your buttery cake to zesty new heights. Get The Recipe 04 of 12 Caramel-Frosted Pound Cake Greg Dupree; Food Stylist: Ana Kelly; Prop Stylist: Christine Keely What happens when the dreamiest caramel frosting joins a moist and tender pound cake? A five-star worthy recipe that is perfect for serving on any occasion. It's totally acceptable to make and enjoy this recipe just for yourself too. Get The Recipe 05 of 12 Cream Cheese Pound Cake Photographer: Jennifer Causey Food Stylist: Ana Kelly Prop Stylist: Kay Clarke As if Grandmother's pound cake needed any improvements. Enter cream cheese to the ingredient list and you will bake an extra creamy, slightly tart treat. Get The Recipe 06 of 12 Vanilla Pound Cake Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox Rich, buttery, moist, and bursting with vanilla flavor. Vanilla pound cake is perfect alone or topped with fruit, drizzled in chocolate, or finished with light and airy whipped cream. get the recipe 07 of 12 Lemon-Lime Pound Cake Recipe Hector Sanchez Hello, Sunshine! Inspired by a retro '70s cake, this recipe is very simple to make and will look impressive on the Church potluck table. Get The Recipe 08 of 12 Strawberry Swirl Cream Cheese Pound Cake Fred Hardy II; Food Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf; Prop Stylist: Julia Bayliss Isn't she lovely? Cut into this beauty, and you'll find the prettiest-can-be strawberry swirl that takes a plain pound cake to new flavorful heights. Get The Recipe 09 of 12 Mini Triple-Chocolate Buttermilk Pound Cakes Alison Miksch "Make it mini!" When readers love a recipe so much, the pros in the Southern Living Test Kitchen do what they can to add even more delight. Here. we turned our famous chocolate pound cake into miniatures for serving for breakfast, afternoon snacks, or celebratory desserts. Get The Recipe 10 of 12 Pumpkin Pound Cake Photographer: Antonis Achilleos, Prop Stylist: Claire Spollen Food Stylist: Margaret Dickey There is always a reason to turn a favorite recipe into a seasonal star. Our Pumpkin Pound cake is the prime example. We wanted to delight all of the pumpkin fans with a pound cake that will have their tastebuds singing. Get The Recipe 11 of 12 Apple Butter Pound Cake With Caramel Frosting Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl Jones; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall A slice of heaven. This apple butter pound cake is finished off with a caramel frosting drizzle that makes every bite incredibly delicious. Get The Recipe 12 of 12 Two-Step Pound Cake Morgan Hunt Glaze; Food Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf; Prop Stylist: Julia Bayless Prepare your stand mixer because we're baking a real crowd-pleaser. This recipe comes together in no time (it's true, only two steps), and will make a cake that's great for breakfast, dessert, or anytime snacking. Get The Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit