This sounds like something my DH would really like! I just took a snap shot of your recipe on my IPad to save for future reference.

This sounds really good. How do you serve it - plain or with specific toppings?

Well, looks like I know what I'm doing this weekend! Thanks, it looks great!

Wow. That's an awful lot of sugar.

OK, who has tasted this cake and what did you think?

Um, toasted? No, you wouldn't toast this. I like it plain and I love it with strawberries or peaches and whipped cream. I end up sharing this with neighbors because it's just me and it is kind of rich. In a good way. :) But, with coffee? Definitely.

I don't think that it's a lot of sugar for a bundt pan sized cake. I've made this recipe many times, with adjustments to the flavorings. I prefer vanilla bean paste and lemon flavoring, for example.

Rhizo, I have wondered about trying lemon. Just use lemon extract in place of vanilla? Same amount?

Murraysmom, use a little vanilla, too. It makes the lemon extract taste mellow. I use 1 Tb. lemon extract and the seeds from one vanilla bean, or about 1 Tb. extract. I've used less vanilla than that and it's still great.

I've been making this recipe for about 25 years. I remember it being published as Elvis Presley's favorite pound cake. Mine uses cake flour. Since it has no leavening, make sure you beat everything well.

I think Elvis's pound cake called for whipping cream, not cream cheese....but there are probably a bunch of recipes out there with his name on them.

I can't wait to try it. Thank you.

Thank you, Rhizo, I will add lemon the next time and see how it is. I bet it is really good. I've had a hankering for something lemon and this just might fit the bill!!

Rhizo, have you made the whipped cream version?

My recipe probably came from a woman's magazine or the Sunday paper as it predates the internet.

Nope, have never made a whipped cream version. Murraysmom, if you want to try a deeeelicious lemony poundcake, I highly recommend THIS ONE by Ina Garten.

This is the cake that I like to make for gift giving.

Thanks. I saved it and will give it a try!

Best childhood memory is coming home from school, and the smell of my mother's freshly baked pound cake. for an afternoon snack. Such a delight!

MM, I baked this cake several days ago for snacks for the arriving family. They loved it. The last two slices I put out for the gardeners who came to mow the lawn after a downpour and lots of hail. Thought they could use a special treat. This recipe is a keeper and I will make it again for sure.

Sheila, I'm so glad you and your family liked it. I, too, made it last Monday. I tried it with the lemon extract and honestly you could barely taste any lemon, but it was still wonderful. I love that there is plenty to go around. Thanks for letting me know. :)

I made it a couple of weeks ago MM. We loved it. It slices and freezes perfectly, which is handy, due to the size of it. :-)

I think I am going to try 1/4 tsp almond extract with the vanilla next time. If you add just a little almond extract so that you aren't sure if it is in the recipe or not, it will make cakes taste richer. I am making it again for my sister's birthday in a week. I sent her home with a sample after Thanksgiving dinner. She likes it too and suggested that for her birthday cake. Three years ago, she mentioned to me that she had not had a cake for her birthday since she left home in 1960. I was astounded, but I know her husband does not eat sweets, so I should have investigated. So now I bake a cake and bring it along when we celebrate her birthday with a girls' lunch out and gifts.