24 brown sugar pound cake recipes

Surprise your relatives at your next family gathering with this rich and delicious cake that will have everyone wanting a second slice!

Dense, moist brown sugar pound cake baked low and slow in a tube pan with maple flavoring and chopped pecans. A full package of brown sugar gives this Southern-style cake its deep caramel richness.

Brown sugar pound cake with a deep caramel note and a toasted-pecan frosting that drips down the sides. A dense, buttery tube cake from TV weatherman Willard Scott's kitchen.

Buttermilk pound cake with brown sugar, plumped currants, anise extract, and orange marmalade glaze. A dense, deeply flavored tube-pan cake with caramel undertones and old-fashioned charm.

Kentucky bourbon brown sugar pound cake: a tender bundt-style pound cake spiked with real bourbon and sweetened with dark brown sugar for a caramel-deep, slightly boozy Southern classic.

A delicious variation on the traditional pound cake! As noted in the recipe, the main ingredient measurements are by weight NOT volume. You'll notice that they are all one pound each. THAT'S what makes a TRUE pound cake.

Streusel pound cake baked in a slow cooker with a brown sugar, cinnamon, and nut streusel layered through the center and on top. An easy crockpot cake with a coffee cake twist.

A streusel-swirled pound cake baked entirely in your slow cooker. Brown sugar, cinnamon, and chopped nuts layered through a box mix for a warm, hands-off dessert.

Warm butter-rum sauce made with brown sugar, butter, and a splash of rum, poured over a fork-pricked pound cake so it soaks into every bite. Ready in 25 minutes.

Grilled pound cake topped with a warm balsamic-strawberry glaze made from brown sugar, maple syrup, and fresh berries. Served with vanilla ice cream for an easy summer dessert.

Almond pear coffee cake topped with juicy fresh pears and a buttery almond-nutmeg streusel built on a pound cake mix base. A brunch-friendly bake that uses mayonnaise as the secret tenderizer.

Spiced grapefruit upside-down cake with brown sugar, walnuts, cinnamon, and cloves baked on a caramelized grapefruit base. Served with grapefruit-zest whipped cream.

Scotch whisky trifle layered with espresso-caramel custard, Scotch-soaked pound cake, raspberry jam, fresh raspberries, bananas, and whipped cream topped with chocolate.

Toll House bundt cake: a brown sugar pound cake studded with semi-sweet chocolate chips, baked over a buttery nut topping that becomes the cake's crown when inverted. Old-school showstopper.

Brown sugar pound cake topped with butter-toasted pecan frosting. Tall Bundt with a dense crumb, deep caramel notes, and a nutty browned-butter glaze that drips down the sides.

Bourbon-soaked raisin and pecan tube cake with a tender buttermilk crumb and warm nutmeg spice. A boozy Southern-style pound cake finished with a brown sugar drizzle.