Kenneth Lyles, MD, professor of medicine (Geriatrics), was recently featured in Duke Magazine's "The Devil's Share" podcast in a story about his side specialty: pound cakes.
In the episode, "Dr. Pound Cake," Lyles tells the story of how he has come to bake nearly 5,000 pound cakes over the last decade or so. Read his recipe.
"I do a lot of teaching conferences in my own particular style, where I interact with house staff. I’m going to fuss a little bit, and everyone who’s in the room is gonna be involved, so I figured it was easier to get people involved in the conferences if they were chewing on my pound cake," said Lyles.