pound cake

American  

noun

• pound cakes
  plural

1. a rich, sweet cake made originally with approximately a pound each of butter, sugar, and flour.

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pound cake British  

noun

1. a rich fruit cake originally made with a pound each of butter, sugar, and flour

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• pound cakes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of pound cake

First recorded in 1740–50

Example Sentences

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pound cake

You didn’t have to know the difference between yellowcake and pound cake to see that nuclear energy was a hot trade last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Layer pound cake with thin ribbons of pumpkin pie filling and a simple maple-sweetened cream cheese.

From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2025

Back at the party, Vaughan Higgins pours herself a drink in the kitchen as other attendees grab slices of pizza and homemade pound cake.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2024

Note: Serve over vanilla ice cream, pound cake, pancakes or French toast, or stir into yogurt.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 1, 2023

Also a big cup of coffee and a sack with two slices of lemon pound cake in it.

From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate