Have you ever wondered what sets pound cake apart from any other? The answer actually lies within the name itself. The original recipe was made using one pound of each of the primary ingredients — ...

The secret to your best-ever pound cake involves skipping a crucial step: preheating the oven before the cake goes in. Although preheating usually begins the baking process, heating the oven once the ...

This old-fashioned applesauce cake is the kind of easy, cozy bake you can make any time of year. It has a gentle spice cake ...

Ina Garten has built a food empire through her Barefoot Contessa brand. It started out as a small, East Hampton specialty foods store, but through the years, Garten turned it into a series of 12 ...

As someone who bakes a lot for work, I like to lean into low-lift, high-reward recipes when I bake for pleasure. Bonus points if it’s as stunning as it is easy to make. This classic sour cream pound ...

All it takes is a butter knife to turn this simple loaf cake into a sensational swirled dessert. Marcy Goldman is a professionally trained baker who runs the recipe website BetterBaking.com, founded ...

The secret here is that there is no secret: It’s the classic “pound” cake with equal weights of butter, sugar, eggs and flour. Back in the day of easy grocery runs and well-stocked kitchens, I tested ...