Pound Cakes are so named because originally they were made with one pound of butter.

This pound cake recipe has a soft, buttery crumb that's perfectly dense without being at all dry or crumbly.

A moist and delicious cream cheese pound cake. 

Pound cake is a type of cake traditionally made with a pound of each of four ingredients: flour, butter, eggs, and sugar.

Pound cakes are generally baked in either a loaf pan or a Bundt mold.

They are sometimes served either dusted with powdered sugar,

lightly glazed, or with a coat of icing.