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

Vanilla ice cream was layered with strawberry sauce, pound cake pieces, strawberry crunch, whipped topping and fresh strawberries, then served with cinnamon-sugar chips fried in-house. — Tristan Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026

Bubbly layers in tart cherry and buttery pound cake for a Revolutionary-era treat for $14. — Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 9 July 2026

Add in homemade or store-bought pound cake for a parfait worthy of a party. — Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 3 July 2026

Baking pound cake with cream cheese will make for decadent bites and recipe requests from everyone at the party. — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 20 June 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