Name: Caramel Pound Cake
Yield: Makes at least 10 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar; 6 large eggs; 3 sticks butter, softened; 1½ cups milk; 3½ cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter; ½ teaspoon salt; 2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar; 1½ cups granulated sugar; ½ cup whole milk; 4 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted; ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Preparation info

Makes at least
10
servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Glory of Southern Cooking

By James Villas

Published 2007

About

I consider this to be the queen of Southern pound cakes, a rich, smooth, sensuous masterpiece that never fails to produce as many sighs of ecstasy on a birthday or wedding buffet as at the family dinner table. Caramel is by far the most popular icing in the South, but the cake is equally sensational when glazed with an orange or raspberry icing. Just be sure to allow time for the cake to stand at least 2 hours before serving, so that the icing sets properly. Wrapped tightly in foil, the cak