MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Where did “Pound Cake” get its name?

Lemon pound cake sliced on the white rug

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Where did “Pound Cake” get its name?

I always thought it was called pound cake because you “pound” the ingredients to make it. Nope. The real answer is even better.

It’s called pound cake because one of the first ever recipes for it called for a pound of butter, a pound of sugar, a pound of eggs and a pound of flour. That’s A TON of pound cake, ha ha.

 

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