Submitted on November 11, 2009

I tried putting the sugar in the sprayed pan as suggested and it was amazing! This turned out lovely and my husband ate half of it in one sitting!!! I will add this to my holiday baking every year and it also tastes amazing warm or with a lemon glaze. My experience was fine .... nothing ran over and I used normal all purpose flour :)

Submitted on November 11, 2009

Everyone love this and was so proud of me this was the first cake I had ever baked.

Submitted on October 10, 2009

Delicious and so easy to make. I have received many compliments and have been asked to bake it again for my family.

Submitted on October 10, 2009

i added 1/3 cup cocoa, and had a choc pound cake.....delicious!!!!!

Submitted on September 9, 2009

I really love this cake, I'm even eating it for breakfast. I would like to add something to it next time, like some chocolate, or berries, but I'm not sure what...

Submitted on August 8, 2009

This cake is a once a week fixture at my house. It is the only one that my DH & GS want me to bake. I make it in a fluted, stoneware bundt pan but I spray pan with oil & then sprinkle sugar over the oil (just as you would flour), adds so much to the taste, if that's possible. This is a solid winner.

Submitted on August 8, 2009

the cake was very beautiful, but heavy and sort of soda tasting...

Submitted on July 7, 2009

THIS CAKE WAS WONDERFUL. EASY TO MAKE AND TURNED OUT MOIST AND DELICOUS. I LOVE YOU PAULA AND LOVE TRYING YOUR RECIPES.

Submitted on July 7, 2009

I have always loved my mother in laws pound cake, now I have found one that is better than hers. It's super easy to make. Thanks Paula for sharing this recipe. It has become a family favorite and one I'll pass down to my kids.

Submitted on June 6, 2009

This is the exact recipe my grandmother taught me. It is the BEST pound cake ever. I have another recipe that is very similar that uses cake flour but no baking soda. I love this cake!!

Submitted on June 6, 2009

Apparently there are many people out there that never took a Home Economics class in high school. If they had they would know that when it reads flour that it means ALL PURPOSE FLOUR, if you were suppose to use something else it would state self rising, wheat or cake flour. By far this was the best pound cake I have ever made. Hats off to you and your grandmother Paula.

Submitted on June 6, 2009

I have made this cake several times. Each time it turns out wonderful. You do have to use a tall bundt pan for all of the batter to fit. This is an excellent recipe! Thanks Ms. Paula Deen!!

Submitted on June 6, 2009

I don't understand what is so confusing about the flour? If a recipe just calls for flour then it means plain old regular flour. DONOT use cake flour or it will come out heavey as lead. Try starting this in a cold oven and bake a bit longer. And do not over beat when mixing in the eggs. Just mix enough to make sure everything is blended. I have a similar recipe and thats what the directions say to do.

Submitted on May 5, 2009

I too was confused as to the type of flour this recipe called for, but I decided to call my Mother from the grocery store and SHE was the one who told me what to buy. I made this cake with All Purpose flour and it was PERFECT! Thank you Paula!

Submitted on May 5, 2009

My mom taught me that "flour" in a recipe always means all-purpose flour unless otherwise specified. I've always found that to be the case.

Submitted on May 5, 2009

Someone NEEDS to change the recipe to read "PLAIN FLOUR" or "ALLPURPOSE FLOUR". It made a complete mess in my oven!

Submitted on May 5, 2009

This is almost exactly the same recipe for my grandmother's sour cream pound cake. I have been baking it for years - usually around Christmas. I was given the best piece of advice by a woman who was a wonderful cook but has now passed on. She said whenever you bake a pound cake, or any dense cake like that, start the cake in a cold oven. It bakes more evenly and will not burn on the outside. You may have to increase your baking time a little (10 minutes or so). It has proven true every time I baked it.

Submitted on April 4, 2009

Something is NOT right with this recipe! The exact same thing happened to me (twice) as the user below described. The cake is overrunning the pan and the house is filling with smoke. My husband baked the cake last night and this happened so I followed the recipe tonight and the exact thing happened. There goes 20+ dollars done the drain...literally!

Submitted on April 4, 2009

I made this once and it was wonderful! Then I made it for Easter and it was not as good. The second time I used butter, the first time margarine. I think it was actually better with the margarine! It's easy either way. And no, flour and self rising flour are two entirely different things! Self rising flour has baking powder in it, which makes it rise. Adding the eggs one at a time are what makes this recipe rise. You don't need baking powder. That also gives it a different taste. I wonder what difference it would make to use cake flour? Cake flour does not have gluten in it.

Submitted on March 3, 2009

Submitted on January 1, 2009

This was my first time trying a pound cake and something went horribly wrong. The recipe didn't specify what kind of flour and I used self rising flour. I'm not sure if baking soda is the correct ingredient for this recipe either. I'm not sure if it was a combination of the baking soda and self rising flour, but this cake boiled over in my over for an hour and a half and sill wasn't done. My entire home filled with smoke and it's been a few days and I can still smell the burnt smell. I've never cooked or baked anything that turned out so bad. I wish I know what went wrong?

Submitted on January 1, 2009

My Nanna made a pound cake that has NEVER been duplicated. She has been gone for 5 years and I miss her and that pound cake. I found this recipe and gave it to my sister. This is the closest we have ever come to making my Nanna's cake. This is the BEST pound cake I have had since she's been gone. God Bless You Paula Deen!

Submitted on January 1, 2009

Submitted on December 12, 2008

I made this recipe and served it with fresh berries to my family and friends and they loved it! They even ate it plain with just powdered sugar!

Submitted on November 11, 2008

Submitted on November 11, 2008

I made this after I bought my Paula Deen cookbook. It is sooooooooo wonderful. My family loved it. Thank you for a very special recipe.

Submitted on October 10, 2008

Thank you for this one! It's great. Everyone loves it. Really a nice moist cake!