Pound Cake I’ve always called this a pound cake. According to my mother’s recipe notes, though, it was my Aunt Mildred’s “plain cake.” Maybe she used that name because she never glazed or frosted ...

A plain, boring white cake from the supermarket isn’t much to look at, no matter how tasty it is, and we don’t always have the time (or patience) to whip up a beautiful masterpiece from scratch. This ...