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

If not, your pound cake could turn out like a pancake, and your grand hopes of enjoying a sweet meal with family might end up just as deflated. — Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2026

After all, the mac and cheese, potatoes, pies, and pound cakes are similar to the celebratory dishes that punctuate the year’s other holidays. — Jamila Robinson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026

Every home cook should have a pound cake recipe in their repertoire. — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2026

Sweet potato pie, five flavors of pound cake, cheesecake peach cobbler and banana pudding. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026

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

Rhymes for pound cake

• awake
• backache
• beefsteak
• betake
• cheesecake
• cupcake
• daybreak
• earthquake
• forsake
• gouache
• handshake
• headache

Kids Definition

pound cake

noun

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