After a week of skiing and dining out every night, I got back in my kitchen and decided to bake. The vanilla coffee cake post (I’ll have to try that soon!) led me to one of Candy’s posts about a chocolate pound cake...

My god, I totally relate to your obsessing over this! I would do the same... Anyhow, my intention isn’t to complicate but to focus you. I linked Candy’s recipe and photo for chocolate pound cake which looks wonderfully...

Would 2 8 by 4 inch loaf pans hold the same amount of batter as a 10 inch bundt? I would like to make some egg nog pound cakes in 8 by 4 inch loaf pans to give as gifts. All the recipes I see require a bundt. I have a bundt but I...

1 pound real butter, flour, eggs, sugar, salt and maybe flavoring. No other liquid is used in the recipe! You start it in a cold oven, then bake for certain time and temperature, then cake remains in the oven until its cold, an...

Summer fruit gets saucy.

Chowhounds rave about Candy’s recipe.

This childhood staple molds into an impressive cake.

A sweet, citrusy cake made with kosher ingredients.

Get the most for your money.

This light, sweet dessert is known as "pillow cake" here at CHOW.

Possibly the easiest cake ever.

An intensely flavored sauce for desserts.

Warm holiday spices, dark molasses, and sweet dried fruit make this fruitcake a classic.

Don’t be fooled by its innocent chocolaty appearance— this Caribbean cake is spicy, boozy, and every bit as wicked as devil’s food cake.

This complexly flavored cake— with notes of coffee, honey, and spice— is simple to make.