Be sure to beat the butter and sugar until fluffy to incorporate ... out the usual ladyfingers for pound cake and egg custard for cheesecake. Feel free to use grapes or strawberries instead ...

Read more: Cake Hacks Every Baker Will Wish They Knew Sooner Classic buttery pound cake recipes call for butter, eggs, flour, and sugar ... gluten-free, and even some made with protein powder.

This gluten-free loaf was inspired ... The French call pound cake quatre-quarts ("four-fourths") because the original was made with equal parts flour, sugar, eggs, and butter.