Definition of pound cake
: a rich butter cake made with a large proportion of eggs and shortening
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Try a pinch in your next pound cake, apple strudel or batch of lemon cookies.
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Mesmerizing swirls of black and white sesame—a galaxy of buttery tahini pound cake.
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The newest sweet is Honey ard Rare Tea, a pound cake steeped in Earl Grey syrup, laced with Earl Grey cream and served with honey gelato and a crowning honeycomb of white chocolate.
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In the Canada pavilion, the Northern Bloom marketplace’s griddled maple pound cake ($4.50) was an easy favorite.
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While the pound cake is still warm and in its pan, use a skewer to poke holes all over the top, and then evenly drizzle the syrup over the cake.
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Just try these dishes Be it lunch or dinner, don’t pass up one of Franco’s homemade cobblers, meringues or pound cakes ($2.99).
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Homemade ice cream and pound cake wait to be delivered to each table on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017 during the dinner series Sunday Nights at Grandma's at the Great Lakes Culinary Center in Southfield.
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Choose from a 2 pound cake for $21.95 or go all out with a 4 pounder for $35.95.
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Origin and Etymology of pound cake
from the original recipe prescribing a pound of each of the principal ingredients
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Definition of pound cake for English Language Learners
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: a rich cake made with a large amount of butter and eggs
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