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Downright Delicious Pound Cakes
Serve these scrumptious cakes for a memorable dessert or feel-good treat.
By Joy E. Zacharia
   
  Top rich Buttered Rum Pound Cake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and warm Bananas Foster Sauce.

Featured Recipes:
1. Buttered Rum Pound Cake With Bananas Foster Sauce
2. Red Velvet Cupcakes

Show up with a homemade pound cake, and you've got a friend for life. It's one of those desserts that says Southern hospitality. The sturdy texture ensures they travel well and freeze nicely, making them just right for giving. Best of all, they're downright delicious.

We chose a couple of our readers? favorite pound cake recipes, including our Editor's favorite. His wife, Pam, gets rave reviews when she serves Buttered Rum Pound Cake With Bananas Foster Sauce.

For our tips on baking a perfect pound cake, see "From Our Kitchen," page 164 of the April 2003 issue of Southern Living.

For refreshing beverage recipes, see "Fresh, Fruity Lemonades" on page 166 in the April 2003 issue of Southern Living.

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