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Have you tried making French toast out of pound cake? If not, you need to! It’s thick, delicious and an easy breakfast for weekends and holidays!
As much as I love a classic French Toast recipe, it’s fun to kick it up a notch with some rich variations. Some of our favorites include Stuffed French Toast, Creme Brulee French Toast, and this Pound Cake French Toast! Try them all!
Breakfast or Dessert? You Decide!
I love Pound Cake!
I love French Toast!
You know what’s even dreamier than either of those? A COMBO of the two. That’s exactly what this recipe is!
You take some slices of butter pound cake (I used the Sara Lee brand, but you can always use homemade!), and cook it in an egg mixture just like you would regular French toast!
The result? A thick, sweet, and delicious dish that is suitable for breakfast or dessert. I won’t tell you when or how you should eat it. That’s entirely a personal choice, and I won’t judge. 😉
Pound Cake Tip:
There are times I love making a recipe with all homemade ingredients, other times it’s super helpful to be able to pick up premade ingredients. The Sara Lee Pound Cake is absolutely delicious and makes this recipe a breeze, but you can also use your favorite homemade pound cake for this recipe.
I do suggest, in either case, that you allow the slices to get a bit stale. You can speed this up by placing the slices in the oven for a few minutes. Bread that is drier will absorb the french toast custard more easily without getting soggy.
Making French Toast with Pound Cake
EGG MIXTURE. Whisk eggs, milk, vanilla, almond extract, ground cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl until well combined. Set aside.
DIP. Dip each pound cake slice into the egg mixture being sure to coat all sides and shaking off excess.
COOK. Melt butter in a skillet or pan on medium heat. Add to skillet/pan and cook on each side for 1-3 minutes until golden brown. Serve warm with your favorite toppings.
Toppings: A simple dusting of powdered sugar really rounds out this yummy breakfast dish. Of course, there are so many other favorite french toast toppings you can use:
- Buttermilk Syrup
- Fruit compote
- Fresh fruit like berries, bananas, peaches
- Whipped cream
- Peanut Butter/Nutella
- Sliced bananas
- Strawberry Sauce
Why didn’t my french toast cook right?
It is hard to always know the exact reasons why recipes don’t turn out as expected. Some common reason why french toast doesn’t cook well include:
- Not cutting the slices thick enough
- Not letting the bread sit in the egg mixture long enough. You want the mixture to penetrate the entire slice of bread. Shake off excess.
- Not using the right cooking temperature. Too hot will burn the outside before the inside can cook. Too low and the entire toast is too soft and chewy. You want a crisp outside with a custard like inside.
- Adding too much dairy to the egg mix in relation to the other ingredients.
- Not mixing the egg mix well enough. The last thing you want is a golden toast with a bright spot of egg white. Using room temperature eggs will help them mix more thoroughly with the other ingredients.
Enjoy the Leftovers for Days!
STORE the toast in an airtight container within two hours of cooking it. It can be refrigerated for 3-4 days or frozen for 1-2 months.
To prepare the toast for freezing, you’ll need to flash freeze them. You do this by arranging the french toast in a single layer on a baking pan. Then, freeze for 2-3 hours or until the outside of the toast is frozen. Finally, transfer the toast to an airtight freezer safe container.
Single servings can be REHEATED in the microwave or toaster oven. To reheat several at a time, arrange the desired amount on a baking sheet. Preheat the oven to 375° F. Bake the french toast for 5-8 minutes or until hot.
For more fabulous French Toast recipes, try:
Pound Cake French Toast Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 package Sara Lee Pound Cake Slices
- 2 eggs beaten
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp butter or margarine
- powdered sugar optional
Instructions
- Whisk eggs, milk, vanilla, almond extract, ground cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl until well combined. Set aside.
- Melt butter in a skillet or pan on medium heat.
- Dip each pound cake slice into the egg mixture being sure to coat all sides and shaking off excess. Add to skillet/pan and cook on each side for 1-3 minutes until golden brown.
- Top with syrup, fruit and/or powdered sugar. ENJOY!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Adapted from Sara Lee.
I used this for zucchini bread! super yummy
Zucchini bread French toast? Sounds delicious!
This was easy and very tasty. This french toast will be a great addition to Christmas Brunch.
Is the carb content correct?
How do I cook pound cake French toast in the oven? I prefer not to fry it.
Here’s our recipe for Oven French Toast. You could use the pound cake recipe and then bake according to the instructions in this recipe. Hope that helps! https://lilluna.com/oven-french-toast/
Husband,especially, loved it. He is usually not a fan of French Toast . I used a lemon loaf of pound cake. Added nutmeg and replaced milk with French vanilla coffee creamer. It was Devine. I will definitely make this anytime we want French Toast. Thank you for sharing just a great recipe.
You’re welcome! Thanks for sharing what you did. Sounds delicious!
Not sure how one slice has only 93 calories when 1/8 of the loaf has 340 before adding anything to it? Looks yummy though!
So yummy!! Topped with fresh strawberries and coconut yogurt!
Mmmm that sounds amazing! So glad you enjoyed the recipe!
Growing up I didn’t care for French Toast but then I realized it’s because my mom used regular sandwich bread. Using sliced pound cake is an excellent choice. I also love using your cinnamon bread recipe to make FT.
I love this version of French toast! Thick and yummy.
Love the hint of almond! The pound cake makes great, soft french toast!
Best french toast ever! My kids loved this!
YUM – great way to make French Toast. Everyone in my family loved it!
My boys absolutely LOVED this recipe! So now… they ask for it every morning! Haha! Thank you!
We love French toast! So many i want to try. This is on my list!! I love all your recipes.
Recipe calls for 1/8 salt, but method doesn’t include adding it, so is it a misprint in recipe or method? I’d probably leave the salt out regardless, just thought it’d be good to clear it up
So sorry, I will need to fix that. Yes, add it in step 1, but you can totally omit it.
Amazing recipe, a great twist on french toast. Thanks for sharing.
You are so welcome! Thank you for trying it!
I don’t know why my lap top is not doing the small word. But your recipes are out of this world! make sure not to do captial on my e-mail. Thanks!
Thank you so much for sharing that!!
Your style of cooking is right up my alley and speaks to my heart! Thank you
for all the lovely recipes!
Awe, thank you so much!! I am glad to share 🙂
Would love to, and probably will try several of these recipes. YUM!
I put on two kgs. Just by looking at the Photoshop and reading the recipes.
Made this for brunch today and it was FANTASTIC! Thanks so much for the recipe!!
YAY!! So glad it was a hit!! It’s a favorite of ours too. 🙂
I have a homemade, (well actually box-made) pound cake that needs to be put to use. Do you think I could cut it into thick slices and use it with this recipe?
I definitely think so!! I have one too and will be trying it out soon, but I can’t see why it wouldn’t work. 🙂
oh my, this sounds fabulous…just pinned!!
Oh my, this sounds perfectly decadent! I’ll be trying this very soon!
Great recipe
This sounds so delicious! Pound Cake is already divine…but making it into French Toast is genius! I’m so going to have to make this for Sunday Brunch at my house!
Oh, man! What a FABULOUS idea! This sounds great! I love the way you added flavoring to the “batter”!!! Thank you!!
This looks delicious! Oh my! 🙂
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Just from the title, I knew I was going to love this post!! I never thought to make french toast with pound cake. I bet it is sinfully delicious!! Can’t wait to try it!! Thanks for the recipe and giveaway!!
Mmm this sounds fabulous and much better than this protein shake! I absolutely love french toast and I bet the pound cake makes it 10X better.