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 a rich fruit cake originally made with a pound each of butter, sugar, and flour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

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

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

So she keeps the marchers' glasses filled, adds more corn bread and potato salad to their plates, stands in the kitchen ready to slice lemon pound cake into generous pieces.

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson