Food and Recipes Desserts 30 Tube Pan Cake Recipes That Will Convince You To Get Yours Out By Mary Shannon Wells Mary Shannon Wells Mary Shannon is a Digital Editor and has been on the Southern Living team since 2017. She helps run the brand's social media accounts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and TikTok, where she's happily behind the scenes. When she's not ruffling feathers with an etiquette poll via Instagram Stories, she's writing content for the website and assisting in various print projects like gift guides and home stories. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on October 10, 2023 Trending Videos Close this video player Photo: Photographer: Jennifer Causey Food Stylist: Ana Kelly Prop Stylist: Kay Clarke It's no secret that Southerners love to whip out a pretty Bundt pan for stunning results. With just a drizzle of icing, you have dessert ready for company without having to wrangle cake layers and fillings. But the true and unsung hero of pound cake recipes everywhere is the tube pan. The two pans are often interchangeable, but if you don't have a tube pan, these incredible recipes are going to convince you it's time to add one to your kitchen collection. The hollow tube in the center of the pan conducts heat so even the densest cakes cook through. Unlike intricate Bundt pan designs, tube cake pans usually have straight sides, which makes them ideal for light and airy recipes like angel food cake. Whether you're looking for a simple cake recipe like old-school pound cake or want to try something a little fancier like a new coffee cake or Orange Peel Pound Cake, these recipes prove it's time to dust of your tube pan. 01 of 30 Million Dollar Pound Cake Beth Dreiling Hontzas Seven ingredients in exchange for a pound cake that's worth a million dollars? A total bargain. Get The Recipe 02 of 30 Cream Cheese Pound Cake Photographer: Jennifer Causey Food Stylist: Ana Kelly Prop Stylist: Kay Clarke Any time we need to make a recipe more indulgent, creamy, and delicious, we turn to cream cheese. This pound cake recipe is proof that it always works. Get The Recipe 03 of 30 Caramel-Frosted Pound Cake Southern Living Of the few ways you can make a classic Southern pound cake better, homemade caramel frosting is at the top of the list. Get The Recipe 04 of 30 Cinnamon Coffee Cake Antonis Achilleos Whether for book club, the new neighbors, or a weekend brunch, this will be your new go-to coffee cake recipe. Get The Recipe 05 of 30 Key Lime Pound Cake Jen Causey Craving a tropical getaway? A cool slice of this pound cake should do the trick. Get The Recipe 06 of 30 Coconut Pound Cake Antonis Achilleos Craving coconut cake but not in the mood to ice a layer cake? We've got the most delicious solution for you. Get The Recipe 07 of 30 Sweet Potato Pound Cake Jennifer Davick Fall's favorite spud gets its chance on the dessert table with this seasonal pound cake recipe. Get The Recipe 08 of 30 Buttermilk Pound Cake Southern Living For Southerners who always have buttermilk on hand, this tender recipe that uses the ingredient in the cake and custard sauce is a no-brainer. Get The Recipe 09 of 30 Classic Chocolate Pound Cake Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck; Food Styling: Erin Merhar If you have a chocolate lover in your family, this decadent cake should be your next baking project. Get The Recipe 10 of 30 Pumpkin Pound Cake Photographer: Antonis Achilleos, Prop Stylist: Claire Spollen Food Stylist: Margaret Dickey Welcome fall with a dazzling Pumpkin Pound Cake. Whether you bake it in the simple tube pan or choose an intricate Bundt or cake pan, it'll deliver on the comforting flavor of the season's favorite gourd. Get The Recipe 11 of 30 Apple Butter Pound Cake with Caramel Frosting Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl Jones; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Two of fall's most comforting flavors combined? There's nothing cozier. Apple chips add the final flourish. Get The Recipe 12 of 30 Mexican Chocolate Pound Cake Jim Franco A drizzle of Mexican chocolate sauce on top of this moist pound cake takes the presentation from good to great. Get The Recipe 13 of 30 Texas Pecan Cake Photographer: Jennifer Causey Food Stylist: Rishon Hanners Prop Stylist: Audrey Davis This recipe from the Lone Star state combines two old-school Southern desserts—pound cake and fruit cake. Get The Recipe 14 of 30 Old-Fashioned Pound Cake Southern Living Southerners know an old-fashioned pound cake is best when finished off with a dollop of homemade whipped cream and fresh berries. Get The Recipe 15 of 30 Lemon-Vanilla Pound Cake with Lavender Glaze Hector Manuel Sanchez Bright lemon and floral lavender make this centerpiece stunner perfect for spring parties. Get The Recipe 16 of 30 Strawberry Swirl Cream Cheese Pound Cake Jennifer Davick This pretty spring pound cake has a strawberry surprise when you cut into it. Get The Recipe 17 of 30 Angel Food Cake Photographer: Jennifer Causey Food Stylist: Ana Kelly Prop Stylist: Kay Clarke Light and fluffy angel food cake is the ultimate cure for a drab day. Get The Recipe 18 of 30 Orange Cake Hector Manuel Sanchez Brighten up your table with this sunny citrus cake that can be made in your tube pan or Bundt pan. Get The REcipe 19 of 30 Sour Cream Pound Cake Tina Cornett This pound cake has actually graced the cover of the June 2006 issue of Southern Living, so you know it's tried-and-true. Get The Recipe 20 of 30 Cranberry-Orange Bundt Photographer: Isaac Nunn, Prop Stylist: Julia Bayless, Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn This winning sweet-tart combination will shine on your holiday dessert table. The recipe title mentions a Bundt pan, but it's just as good made in a tube pan. Get The Recipe 21 of 30 Thyme-Cornmeal Pound Cake Greg Dupree; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Cornmeal adds a pleasant texture to the rich pound cake, and the notes of thyme can also be swapped for lavender or rosemary if you prefer a floral hint. Get The Recipe 22 of 30 Carrot Bundt Cake Victor Protasio, Food Stylist Ruth Blackburn, Prop Stylist Heather Chadduck With its pretty swoops of icing and festive spray of crystalized ginger, pecans, and carrot chips, our Carrot Bundt Cake, which you can also bake in a tube pan, is made to impress. Get The Recipe 23 of 30 Lee Ann Womack's Buttermilk Pound Cake Courtesy of Lee Ann Womack The country musician shares her mother's pound cake recipe, which is oft-requested by neighbors. Her mother always writes the recipe by hand, so jot this one down for your recipe tin. Get The Recipe 24 of 30 Lemon Bundt Cake Photography: Caitlin Bensel, Food Styling: Margaret Dickey, Prop Styling: Kay E Clarke Winter or summer, citrus is always in style. Get The Recipe 25 of 30 Pistachio Pound Cake Micah A. Leal A nut lover's dream, this cake is packed with pistachios. A loaf pan makes a great day cake, but pull out the tube pan if you want to dress it up a little. Get The Recipe 26 of 30 Peach Cobbler Pound Cake Photographer and props: Jennifer Causey Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall Warm, sweet, and spicy, our pound cake shows off the best of summer's peach bounty. If you throw it in a tube pan and drizzle on some caramel, this simple dessert becomes worthy of company. Get The Recipe 27 of 30 Jocelyn Delk Adams' Sour Cream Pound Cake Marisa Siriano Every baker needs a classic sour cream pound cake in the recipe tin. If you don't have a go-to yet, this one should do the trick. Get The Recipe 28 of 30 Orange Peel Pound Cake Jerrelle Guy Jerrelle Guy shares her recipe for Orange Peel Pound Cake, which is tied to the memories of peeling oranges on summer days at her grandmother's house. Get The Recipe 29 of 30 Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake Jennifer Causey If the electric frosting isn't enough to win over the crowd, then the tender cake and pockets of juicy berries should do the trick. Get The Recipe 30 of 30 Auntie's Apple Cake Photographer: Jennifer Causey Food Stylist: Ana Kelly Prop Stylist: Kay Clarke A drizzle of brown sugar frosting that's praline-esque takes this luscious fall cake over the edge of delicious. Get The Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit