: a rich butter cake made with a large proportion of eggs and shortening
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These little pound cakes are perfect for everything from picnics to holiday parties.—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025 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 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
Word History
Etymology
from the original recipe prescribing a pound of each of the principal ingredients
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