pound cake

noun

: a rich butter cake made with a large proportion of eggs and shortening

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Get The Recipe Cream Cheese Pound Cake What Southern Grandma doesn’t have a favorite pound cake recipe? Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2025 Upgrade your classic pound cake with flecks of Froot Loops throughout and a glaze made from Froot Loop cereal milk. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2025 For dessert, slice pound cake and top with blueberries. Susan Nicholson, arkansasonline.com, 15 Jan. 2025 These rich and decadent pound cakes will delight everyone in the family. Patricia S York, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pound cake

Word History

Etymology

from the original recipe prescribing a pound of each of the principal ingredients

First Known Use

1743, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pound cake was in 1743

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“Pound cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pound%20cake. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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pound cake

noun
: a cake made with a large amount of butter and eggs

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