The simple answer is YES! Or, if you don't want to grease the pan, you need to use a paper-pound cake liner, which you can often buy in packs. I have a pack of these which I use for many of my pound cakes, especially when I am making them for freezing or to give for friends We've also got a great guide if you'd like to learn how to line a loaf pan using parchment paper. If you don't have any parchment or greaseproof paper, you can use our homemade magic pan release recipe. It's really simple!