10 Ways with Store-Bought Poundcake

By WomansDay.com Staff

Poundcake straight from the grocery store is the perfect starting point for lots of tasty treats. The rich dessert's name comes from the four basic ingredients: one pound of flour, sugar, butter and eggs--but plenty of lighter versions are available today. Its dense texture and buttery flavor makes it an ideal base for layering on decadent add-ons--like coffee and custard for our No-Bake Mocha Roll or vanilla pudding and chocolate ice cream to make a Boston Cream Pie Loaf. The best part? There's no baking required, but everyone will assume you spent all day in the kitchen. Here, 10 delicious poundcake recipes--some ready in as soon as 7 minutes!

No-Bake Poundcake Recipes:

1. Strawberry Short Stacks

2. No-Bake Mocha Roll

3. Chocolate-Raspberry Trifle

4. Boston Cream Pie Loaf

5. Layered Poundcake with Cherry Sauce

6. Strawberry Lemon-Cream Trifles

7. No-Bake Mini Heart Cakes

8. Strawberry Trifle

9. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

10. Strawberry-Peach Butterflies

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