pound cake• She made potatosalad and deviled eggs and tea and I brought green beans and a pound cake.• She had been in the midst of baking a pound cake and it had come out too heavy.• I got a pound cake from Patience mailed in September.• He puts butter on already buttery things like croissants and pound cake.• His plate held the last few crumbs of a generousslice of pound cake.• After ripening, use as a topping for pudding, pound cake or ice cream.
Originpound cake
(1700-1800) Because it was made of a pound of each of the things in it