4 sweet pound cake sauce Recipes

unsalted butter, at room temperature, sugar, almond extract, applesauce, sour cream, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, egg yolks , plus 3 egg whites, at room temperature, vanilla extract, frozen dark sweet cherries, thawed, sugar, lemon juice, black cherry preserves (optional), kirsch or rum (optional), vanilla ice cream

butter, sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, buttermilk, cooked & mashed sweet potatoes, vanilla extract, coconut extract, toasted pecans, chopped, brown sugar, butter, milk, sugar , as necessary

heavy cream, sugar, dark rum, pure vanilla extract, heavy cream, ground cinnamon, pure dried ancho chile powder, semi-sweet chocolate chips, pure vanilla extract, mango (peeled and cut into 1/3-inch wedges), papaya, halved (seeded, peeled and cut into 1/3-inch wedges), coarsely chopped fresh basil, pure vanilla extract, unsalted butter, softened, homemade butter lb cake (1 1/4-inch) or 6 slices fresh bakery butter lb cake (1 1/4-inch), toasted sliced almonds (to garnish ) or 3 tbsp toasted macadamia nuts, chopped (to garnish)