: a rich butter cake made with a large proportion of eggs and shortening
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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 Cossetta’s sells a smaller pound cake-sized version of the treat year-round, but Dave Cossetta hopes the high quality of Cossetta’s classic panettone will turn the domed cakes into a regular treat, too.—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 26 Nov. 2025 If a picture's worth a thousand words, then one of these pound cakes is worth a million dollars.—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 18 Nov. 2025 Add-on desserts, including a sweet potato pie, pound cake loaf and a peach cobbler, go for $25-$40, while a quart of turkey gravy is $15.—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 Nov. 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
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