pound cake
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- noun
- /paʊnd keɪk/
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- After dinner, we enjoyed slices of pound cake with fresh strawberries on top.
Examples
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In your parfait cup, add a small layer of pound cake squares.
Blog text (12) -
There was a six-pack of beer in the fridge and a pound cake on the counter.
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We'll pick you up a pound cake on the way out.
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"We have pound cake and ice cream.
Fiction book (1999) -
Elizabeth brings out a pound cake still warm from the oven.
Fiction book (1991) -
"I brought you a blueberry pound cake."
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That's my famous pound cake.
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Don't you worry child, I'm going to make a pound cake for you.
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Nana sends a pound cake for every birthday just in a box.
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"What's in the box?" Max said through a mouthful of pound cake.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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A sweet baked food made from flour, sugar, eggs, and fat
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Morphology
The compound is compositionally transparent: 'pound' (a unit of weight) + 'cake' yields a cake defined by the use/amount of pounds, so a learner who knows both words can infer it is a heavy/rich cake associated with pound measurements. While a B1 learner might not know the traditional recipe proportions, the basic meaning (a cake characterized by pound-measures, therefore dense/heavy) is directly derivable from the constituents and common compounding patterns.
Etymology
The noun pound cake comes from an old recipe that used a pound each of butter, sugar, eggs and flour. Because of these large amounts the cake became very rich and heavy, so the name now means 'a very rich, heavy cake'.