pound cake

noun

rich loaf cake made of a pound each of butter and sugar and flour

• Hypernyms: ↑cake, ↑loaf

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noun

Etymology: so called from the original method of measuring the principal ingredients in pounds

: a rich butter cake made with many eggs and a large amount of shortening in proportion to the amount of flour used

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

[1740-50]

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pound cake noun

A sweet rich cake containing a pound, or equal proportions, of each chief ingredient

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Main Entry: ↑pound

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pound cake,

1. a cake, usually made with a pound of sugar and a pound of butter for each pound of flour, and plenty of eggs.

2. a rich, sweet cake somewhat like this.

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n. a rich cake containing a pound, or equal weights, of each chief ingredient, typically flour, butter, and sugar

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noun, pl ⋯ cakes [count, noncount]

US : a rich cake made with a large amount of butter and eggs

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ˈpound cake [pound cake] (NAmE) (BrE Maˈdeira cake) noun countable, uncountable

a plain yellow cake made with eggs, fat, flour and sugar

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