Traditional "Quarter" Cake｜Pound Cake

Pound Cake

What is Pound Cake?

Pound?Cake, also known as heavy cream cake and pudding cake, is a basic cake with a solid and delicate internal organization, a rich and creamy flavor, and a moist texture. The original pound cake was made from one pound of sugar, one pound of flour, one pound of eggs, and one pound of butter, and because each of the four ingredients accounted for one-fourth of the cake, it was also called a quarter cake.

Pound cake background

Pound cake originated in the 18th century in Britain, its position in the cake world is equivalent to the ice cream session in the vanilla ice creamoline, is the foundation of the foundation, the classic in the classic, the patriarch in the patriarch. the middle of the 19th century, the proportion of pound cake recipes began to have a greater adjustment, began to giggle and lighten the development of the enclosure. Developed into the 20th century, baking powder baking soda and so on also began to participate. Today, the pound cake is not limited to the original proportion of each 1/4, will also add whipped cream and other ingredients.