Food and Recipes Desserts 30 Tube Pan Cake Recipes That Will Convince You to Get Yours Out By Mary Shannon Wells Mary Shannon Wells Mary Shannon is a Digital Associate Editor and has been on the Southern Living team since 2017. She helps run the brand's social media accounts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and TikTok, where she's happily behind the scenes. When she's not ruffling feathers with an etiquette poll via Instagram Stories, she's writing content for the website and assisting in various print projects like gift guides and home stories.She grew up in Mobile, Alabama, which she insists is home to the country's first Mardi Gras (not New Orleans) and now lives in Birmingham with her husband and rescue pup Rocky, whose name is unrelated to The University of Tennessee (Roll Tide). Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on July 15, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Photographer: Jennifer Causey Food Stylist: Ana Kelly Prop Stylist: Kay Clarke It's no secret that Southerners love to whip out a pretty Bundt pan for stunning results. With just a drizzle of icing, you have dessert ready for company without having to wrangle cake layers and fillings. But the true and unsung hero of pound cake recipes everywhere is the tube pan. The two pans are often interchangeable, but if you don't have a tube pan, these incredible recipes are going to convince you it's time to add one to your kitchen collection. The hollow tube in the center of the pan conducts heat so even the densest cakes cook through. Unlike intricate Bundt pan designs, tube cake pans usually have straight sides, which makes them ideal for light and airy recipes like angel food cake. Whether you're looking for a simple cake recipe like old-school pound cake or want to try something a little fancier like a new coffee cake or Orange Peel Pound Cake, these recipes prove it's time to dust of your tube pan. 01 of 30 Cream Cheese Pound Cake Photographer: Jennifer Causey Food Stylist: Ana Kelly Prop Stylist: Kay Clarke Recipe: Cream Cheese Pound Cake Any time we need to make a recipe more indulgent, creamy, and delicious, we turn to cream cheese. This pound cake recipe is proof that it always works. 02 of 30 Caramel-Frosted Pound Cake Southern Living Recipe: Caramel-Frosted Pound Cake Of the few ways you can make a classic Southern pound cake better, homemade caramel frosting is at the top of the list. 03 of 30 Coconut Pound Cake Antonis Achilleos Recipe: Coconut Pound Cake Craving coconut cake but not in the mood to ice a layer cake? We've got the most delicious solution for you. 04 of 30 Buttermilk Pound Cake Southern Living Recipe: Buttermilk Pound Cake For Southerners who always have buttermilk on hand, this tender recipe that uses it in the cake and custard sauce is a no-brainer. 05 of 30 Mexican Chocolate Pound Cake Jim Franco Recipe: Mexican Chocolate Pound Cake A drizzle of Mexican chocolate sauce on top of this moist pound cake takes the presentation from good to great. 06 of 30 Texas Pecan Cake Photographer: Jennifer Causey Food Stylist: Rishon Hanners Prop Stylist: Audrey Davis Recipe: Texas Pecan Cake This recipe from the Lone Star state combines two old-school Southern desserts—pound cake and fruit cake. 07 of 30 Key Lime Pound Cake Jen Causey Recipe: Key Lime Pound Cake Craving a tropical getaway? A cool slice of this pound cake should do the trick. 08 of 30 Sweet Potato Pound Cake Jennifer Davick Recipe: Sweet Potato Pound Cake Fall's favorite spud gets its chance on the dessert table with this seasonal pound cake recipe. 09 of 30 Cinnamon Coffee Cake Antonis Achilleos Recipe: Cinnamon Coffee Cake Whether for book club, the new neighbors, or a weekend brunch, this is your new go-to coffee cake recipe. 10 of 30 Old-Fashioned Pound Cake Southern Living Recipe: Old-Fashioned Pound Cake Southerners know an old-fashioned pound cake is best when finished off with a dollop of homemade whipped cream and fresh berries. 11 of 30 Lemon-Vanilla Pound Cake with Lavender Glaze Hector Manuel Sanchez Recipe: Lemon-Vanilla Pound Cake with Lavender Glaze Bright lemon and floral lavender make this centerpiece stunner perfect for spring parties. 12 of 30 Classic Chocolate Pound Cake Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck; Food Styling: Erin Merhar Recipe: Classic Chocolate Pound Cake If you have a chocolate lover in your family, this decadent cake should be your next baking project. 13 of 30 Strawberry Swirl Cream Cheese Pound Cake Jennifer Davick Recipe: Strawberry Swirl Cream Cheese Pound Cake This pretty spring pound cake has a strawberry surprise when you cut into it. 14 of 30 Angel Food Cake Photographer: Jennifer Causey Food Stylist: Ana Kelly Prop Stylist: Kay Clarke Recipe: Angel Food Cake Light and fluffy angel food cake is the ultimate cure for a drab day. 15 of 30 Million Dollar Pound Cake Beth Dreiling Hontzas Recipe: Million Dollar Pound Cake Seven ingredients in exchange for a pound cake that's worth a million dollars? A total bargain. 16 of 30 Orange Cake Hector Manuel Sanchez Recipe: Orange Cake Brighten up your table with this sunny citrus cake that can be made in your tube pan or Bundt pan. 17 of 30 Sour Cream Pound Cake Tina Cornett Recipe: Sour Cream Pound Cake This pound cake has actually graced the cover of the June 2006 issue of Southern Living, so you know it's tried-and-true. 18 of 30 Cranberry-Orange Bundt Photographer: Isaac Nunn, Prop Stylist: Julia Bayless, Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn Recipe: Cranberry-Orange Bundt This winning sweet-tart combination will shine on your holiday dessert table, but is simple and homey enough to have on hand if guests stop by on a weekday. 19 of 30 Thyme-Cornmeal Pound Cake Greg Dupree; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Thyme-Cornmeal Pound Cake Cornmeal adds a pleasant texture to the rich pound cake, and the notes of thyme can also be swapped for lavender or rosemary for a floral hint. 20 of 30 Carrot Bundt Cake Victor Protasio, Food Stylist Ruth Blackburn, Prop Stylist Heather Chadduck Recipe: Carrot Bundt Cake With its pretty swoops of icing and festive spray of crystalized ginger, pecans, and carrot chips, our Carrot Bundt Cake, which you can also bake in a tube pan, is made to impress. 21 of 30 Lee Ann Womack's Buttermilk Pound Cake Courtesy of Lee Ann Womack Recipe: Lee Ann Womack's Buttermilk Pound Cake The country musician shares her mother's pound cake recipe, which is one oft-requested by neighbors. Her mother always writes the recipe by hand, so jot this one down for your recipe tin. 22 of 30 Lemon Bundt Cake Photography: Caitlin Bensel, Food Styling: Margaret Dickey, Prop Styling: Kay E Clarke Recipe: Lemon Bundt Cake Winter or summer, citrus is always in style, providing a light, bright, fresh burst of flavor. 23 of 30 Pistachio Pound Cake Micah A. Leal Recipe: Pistachio Pound Cake A nut lover's dream, this cake is packed with pistachios. A loaf pan makes a great day cake, but pull out the tube pan if you want to dress it up a little. 24 of 30 Pumpkin Pound Cake Photographer: Antonis Achilleos, Prop Stylist: Claire Spollen Food Stylist: Margaret Dickey Recipe: Pumpkin Pound Cake Welcome fall with a dazzling Pumpkin Pound Cake. Whether you bake it in the simple tube pan or choose an intricate Bundt or cake pan, it'll deliver on the comforting flavor of the season's favorite gourd. 25 of 30 Peach Cobbler Pound Cake Photographer and props: Jennifer Causey Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Peach Cobbler Pound Cake Warm, sweet, and spicy, our pound cake shows off the best of summer's peach bounty. If you throw it in a tube pan and drizzle on some caramel, this simple dessert becomes worthy of company. 26 of 30 Jocelyn Delk Adams' Sour Cream Pound Cake Marisa Siriano Recipe: Jocelyn Delk Adams' Sour Cream Pound Cake Every baker needs a classic sour cream pound cake in the recipe tin. If you don't, this one should do the trick. 27 of 30 Orange Peel Pound Cake Jerrelle Guy Recipe: Orange Peel Pound Cake Jerrelle Guy shares her recipe for Orange Peel Pound Cake, which is tied to the memories shucking oranges on summer days at her grandmother's house. 28 of 30 Apple Butter Pound Cake with Caramel Frosting Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl Jones; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Apple Butter Pound Cake with Caramel Frosting Two of fall's most comforting food items combined? There's nothing cozier. Apple chips add the final flourish. 29 of 30 Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake Jennifer Causey Recipe: Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake If the electric frosting isn't enough to win over the crowd, then the tender cake and pockets of juicy berries should do the trick. 30 of 30 Auntie's Apple Cake Photographer: Jennifer Causey Food Stylist: Ana Kelly Prop Stylist: Kay Clarke Recipe: Auntie's Apple Cake A drizzle of brown sugar frosting that's praline-esque takes this luscious fall cake over the edge of delicious. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit