Cinnamon-Toasted Pound-Cake Croutons

• 1 loaf (8½ by 4½ inches) my favorite cream-cheese pound cake or purchased pound cake
• ½

Preheat the Broiler. Cut a razor-thin slice from both ends of the pound cake to reveal the interior. Cut the trimmed loaf of pound cake crosswise into 8 equal slices. Trim each slice to form perfect, uniform, squares. Stir the sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl. Brush both sides of the pound cake slices with the melted butter and sprinkle generously with the cinnamon-sugar. Place the