pound cake

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

April 25, 2011

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 [...]

Almond Cake with Boysenberry Jam from Bon Appetit RSVP

March 1, 2011

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 [...]

Ricotta Pound Cake

November 3, 2009

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 [...]

Olive Oil and Fresh Rosemary Cake

June 25, 2009

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 [...]