: a rich butter cake made with a large proportion of eggs and shortening
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Fresh lime and lemon zest provide a cleaner citrus flavor than the lemon extract found in many 7Up pound cake recipes.—Inés Anguiano, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Mar. 2026 There are sherbets and aspics aplenty, pound cakes and green beans galore.—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026 Desserts include apple, key lime and cherry sour cream pies, along with peach pound cake topped with vanilla ice cream.—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 2 Feb. 2026 The wait was worth it, as the finished product was extremely moist and tender, with a texture that fell somewhere between a pound cake and typical birthday cake.—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pound cake
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Etymology
from the original recipe prescribing a pound of each of the principal ingredients