: a rich butter cake made with a large proportion of eggs and shortening
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The softened ingredients will mix better and create a lighter, fluffier pound cake.—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2025 Dinner desserts include peach cobbler, blackberry cobbler and pound cake.—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 14 Apr. 2025 Serve it with pineapple wedges or atop a slice of pound cake.—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 July 2025 Dessert is also not to be missed, especially mama’s specialty, the lemon pound cake.—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for pound cake
Word History
Etymology
from the original recipe prescribing a pound of each of the principal ingredients
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