Pound cake got its name because the original recipe used a pound of each ingredient.

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Pound cake got its name because the original recipe used a pound of each ingredient.

Pound cake takes its name from a traditional formula using a pound each of butter, sugar, eggs and flour. The name describes ingredient weights, not a promise that the finished cake weighs one pound.

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