poundcake

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A form of pound cake — A dense yellow cake, the traditional recipe for which consists of equal quantities (nominally one pound) of butter, eggs, flour, and sugar.

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Meanings

nounpoundcake (countable and uncountable, plural poundcakes)

plural poundcakes

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of pound cake.

    3/4 cup dry poundcake crumbs

    2007 December 5, “Recipe: Chocolate-Apricot Babka”, in New York Times

Origin

From pound + cake.

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APA

poundcake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poundcake

MLA

“poundcake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poundcake. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poundcake,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poundcake.

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