Favorite pound cake

Southern Living, Apr 2003 by Zacharia, Joy E, Goad, Jean H

Serve these scrumptious cakes for a memorable dessert or feel-good treat.

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, or visit our Web site at southernliving.com.

JOY E. ZACHARIA

BUTTERED RUM POUND CAKE WITH BANANAS FOSTER SAUCE

MAKES 1 (10-INCH) CAKE

Buttered Rum Glaze:

MAKES ABOUT 1 1/4 CUPS

Bananas Foster Sauce:

MAKES 8 SERVINGS

RED VELVET CUPCAKES

MAKES 32 DOZEN CUPCAKES