Millionaire Pound Cake

Throughout the South, there are “millionaire” (or “million-dollar”) pies, cakes, puddings, trifles, and Lord knows what else—the implication being that the dessert is super rich. Like a traditional Southern pound cake, this sumptuous beauty, the pride of an elderly belle I once knew in Jackson, Mississippi, contains neither baking powder nor baking soda. Yes, the cake is rich and sturdy, as any respectable pound cake should be, and it almost begs to be served with dishes of home-churned ice