We're a little concerned about the ratio, particularly of sugar to flour which seems a bit too high in sugar. Pound cake got its name by being made with a pound each of sugar, butter, and flour. (Or at least an equal ratio by weight of those three ingredients.) The recipe you found would be 12 oz butter, 12 oz flour, but 21 oz sugar. We'd recommend trying out a tried and true recipe such as our King Arthur Flour's Original Pound Cake recipe. For a crunchy top, you can't go wrong with Sparkling White Sugar! Sprinkling a thin layer across the before just before baking brings you crunch, sweetness, and just a little bit of sparkle. Happy baking! Annabelle@KAF

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