The Pound Cake Man and Clayton's Deli

Established in 2016. Being in Video Production for 30+ years, baking Pound Cakes was not something Jeff Bennett, The Pound Cake Man, was expecting. His grandmother's Pound Cake Recipe with a cream cheese icing was a big hit at an office birthday party. Friends and family started asking him for pound cakes, and before he knew it, it was time to get a mobile bakery to grow the business. In 2016, the Pound Cake Man Food Truck fed hungry Clemson fans, in 2020, the Pound Cake Man Bakery opened its doors in Clemson, SC and now their storefront is open Greenville, SC.

The menu features 80 flavors of cupcakes, slices, and whole 10-inch pound cakes, all with cream cheese icing. Some of the most loved pound cake flavors include banana pudding, lemon, chocolate chocolate chip, and cookies and crème. There are also savory options like maple bacon and seasonal flavors like pumpkin and eggnog. Gluten-free, vegan, and dairy-free versions are also available.

More than 20 years and 10,000 delicious pound cakes later, Bennett’s flourishing pound cake business flourishes with the likes of Tommy Bowden (former Clemson University head football coach) who said he "expected to find a banana pudding pound cake waiting for him at heaven’s pearly gates.”