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pound cake
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
pound cake
(noun)
pound cake
noun
plural
pound cakes
pound cake
noun
plural
pound cakes
Britannica Dictionary definition of POUND CAKE
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US
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a rich cake made with a large amount of butter and eggs
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