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Very nice pound cake, rich but nice.<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2025-02-06","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Katisha"},"reviewBody":"
I love pound cake and this one did not disappoint. I made it for a ladies tea get-together and everyone was vying for the leftovers. The only change I made was to toast the pecans. <\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}}]},"video":{"data":{"status":204},"message":"No shortcode found in recipe"},"rms_legacy_id":"271711","romance_copy_dek":"My father just loves nuts and anything butterscotch flavored, so I'm always on the lookout for recipes that combine these two favorites of his (and mine as well). I altered a cream cheese pound cake recipe to come up with this butterscotch pecan version, and I think it's even tastier than the original. For more intense brown sugar fIavor, use dark instead of light brown sugar. 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