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 a rich fruit cake originally made with a pound each of butter, sugar, and flour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

Thin slices of toasted pound cake work surprisingly well, and feel a little louche in a good way.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 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

Zoe Denenberg highlighted the Southern classic cold-oven pound cake, but noted that bacon fat renders beautifully this way.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2024

The result is a moist, tender cake with a fine crumb similar to pound cake, but it’s surprisingly light from using oil instead of butter, and the yogurt’s slight tang balances the sugar.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 3, 2023

I asked the cook if he had any cake or anything and he came up with some pound cake and some fruit cocktail.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers