Originally posted by ChessPraxisHmmmmm! In that case should it not have been called Four Pound Cake?
It is called a pound cake because the old original recipies used one pound of flour, one pound of butter, one pound of eggs and one pound of sugar. This was when most people couldn't read, so it was a simple recipe.
Originally posted by ChessPraxisSo if you wanted a proper sized cake you could just scale it up.
It is called a pound cake because the old original recipies used one pound of flour, one pound of butter, one pound of eggs and one pound of sugar. This was when most people couldn't read, so it was a simple recipe.