pound cake

noun

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

Examples of pound cake in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Get The Recipe 05 of 12 Cream Cheese Pound Cake As if Grandmother's pound cake needed any improvements. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2024 This apple butter pound cake is finished off with a caramel frosting drizzle that makes every bite incredibly delicious. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2024 The offerings are all housemade: croissants, cookies, muffins, tarts, jams, cream puffs, pound cakes, cheesecakes, bread loafs. Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Aug. 2024 Trade out the angel food cake for cubes of pound cake. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pound cake 

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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 23 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

pound cake

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

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