3 plain cake recipes

Old-fashioned pound cake with a full pound of real butter, eight eggs, and no leavening. Baked low and slow for a dense, velvety crumb with deep buttery flavor.

A nearly flourless Italian chocolate cake made with melted semi-sweet chocolate, ground amaretti cookies, rum, and nine whipped eggs. Three thin, crackle-topped layers that are rich, dense, and deeply chocolatey.

Heath Bar cake with nine chopped toffee bars, chocolate chips, and a buttery crumb topping baked in a buttermilk batter. A rich, crunchy coffee cake loaded with toffee and chocolate.