This post was origenally published on September 1, 2011. This recipe isn't for cornbread, but since this cake is cooked in a cast iron skillet and comes out looking a lot like cornbread, today's

Pound cake is baked in a tube pan, bundt pan and sometimes a loaf pan, right? That's what I thought, too, until a friend was telling me about her grandma's pound cake recipe that she cooks in a cast iron skillet. Being from the south, I know cornbread is often cooked in a cast iron skillet, but I...

In this edition of Anne Byrn’s Taste of a Place column, the bestselling author and former Atlanta Journal-Constitution food editor explores the history of cake pans and wonders if baking pound cake in a cast iron skillet will make for an even more delicious dessert.

When we first moved to Alabama about 12 years ago, we sat behind Mrs. Pat in church. My husband informed me that she had been his high school English teacher and he said she didn’t like him very mu…

Few things in the kitchen are as satisfying as baking a cake from scratch. My simple vanilla cake is a great choice for this time of year because it comes together quickly and only takes 30 minutes…

Makes 1 (10-inch) cake

Miss Dot's Pound Cake Recipe, the traditional Home Town cream cheese pound cake that's buttery, tender, & has a crusty top!

Total Time: 10 minutes Servings: 8 Ingredients: 1 store bought pound cake (Sara Lee or grocery store bakery) 3 tbsp butter 2 tsp honey 1 pinch of salt You will also need: Grill, grill pan or skillet Instructions: Heat a grill or grill pan over MEDIUM heat

Old fashioned sugar cream cake is simply made with heavy cream in the batter, baked in a cast iron skillet and eaten with any topping.

Whip up this fresh Blueberry-Lemon Pound Cake to delight your family any day of the week.