https://padlet.com/men2qmtsu/isgt00mkiqhq We want to determine why it used a pound of everything, and which recipe makes a better tasting pound cake. Also, we wanted to know what different ways people made and used pound cake. en-us 2014-11-25 19:08:35 UTC 2025-10-24 23:27:07 UTC hello@padlet.com men2qmtsu https://padlet.com/men2qmtsu/isgt00mkiqhq/wish/42446468 to serve multiple families.

]]> 2014-11-25 19:08:53 UTC https://padlet.com/men2qmtsu/isgt00mkiqhq/wish/42446468 men2qmtsu https://padlet.com/men2qmtsu/isgt00mkiqhq/wish/42448006

When it was first made it contained a pound of each: egg, flour, sugar, butter.

Ingredients were adjusted later to make cakes smaller and lighter...the name just stuck!

]]> 2014-11-25 19:16:34 UTC https://padlet.com/men2qmtsu/isgt00mkiqhq/wish/42448006 lydiapage https://padlet.com/men2qmtsu/isgt00mkiqhq/wish/42448714 In the 1900's artificial leaveners such as baking soda and baking powder were added to the mixture, while the rest of the ingredients were also adjusted to make the modern pound cake.

]]> 2014-11-25 19:21:02 UTC https://padlet.com/men2qmtsu/isgt00mkiqhq/wish/42448714 men2qmtsu https://padlet.com/men2qmtsu/isgt00mkiqhq/wish/42449074 This is a creaming method.

• http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/01/perfect-pound-cake/
  

]]> 2014-11-25 19:23:20 UTC https://padlet.com/men2qmtsu/isgt00mkiqhq/wish/42449074 men2qmtsu https://padlet.com/men2qmtsu/isgt00mkiqhq/wish/42449216 This is a creaming method

• http://chickensintheroad.com/farm-bell-recipes/old-fashioned-pound-cake/
  

]]> 2014-11-25 19:24:18 UTC https://padlet.com/men2qmtsu/isgt00mkiqhq/wish/42449216 lydiapage https://padlet.com/men2qmtsu/isgt00mkiqhq/wish/42449797 March 4th is National Pound Cake Day, be sure to pay some respect to the Original Pound Cake! Yumm...

]]> 2014-11-25 19:27:17 UTC https://padlet.com/men2qmtsu/isgt00mkiqhq/wish/42449797 lydiapage https://padlet.com/men2qmtsu/isgt00mkiqhq/wish/42450088 The original pound cake lent itself very well to adding other flavorings such as Brandy or Vanilla.

]]> 2014-11-25 19:28:54 UTC https://padlet.com/men2qmtsu/isgt00mkiqhq/wish/42450088 men2qmtsu https://padlet.com/men2qmtsu/isgt00mkiqhq/wish/42450408 The French call their version of a pound cake a quatre quarts.... which means four quarters. This was their way of explaining the four equal ingredients.

• http://myfrenchcuisine.blogspot.com/2006/03/quatre-quarts-pound-cake.html
  

]]> 2014-11-25 19:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/men2qmtsu/isgt00mkiqhq/wish/42450408 men2qmtsu https://padlet.com/men2qmtsu/isgt00mkiqhq/wish/42450690

• http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/Cakes/PoundCake.htm
  
• http://www.examiner.com/article/real-pound-cake-the-recipe-that-gave-pound-cake-its-name
  
• http://www.cookthink.com/reference/2465/Why_is_it_called_a_pound_cake
  
• http://www.joyofbaking.com/PoundCake.html
  
• http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodcakes.html#poundcake
  

]]> 2014-11-25 19:32:01 UTC https://padlet.com/men2qmtsu/isgt00mkiqhq/wish/42450690 lydiapage https://padlet.com/men2qmtsu/isgt00mkiqhq/wish/42451317 The creaming method was the original way to make a Pound Cake. This was done by creaming the butter and sugar together and then slowly adding in the butter and sugar.

]]> 2014-11-25 19:36:01 UTC https://padlet.com/men2qmtsu/isgt00mkiqhq/wish/42451317 lydiapage https://padlet.com/men2qmtsu/isgt00mkiqhq/wish/42451710 The Dump cake is another more modern way that you can make a pound cake. It is made by "dumping" all the ingredients together and mixing them up. The key to making a pound cake this way is making sure all the ingredients are the same temperature (room temperature). The term dump cake came about from adding all the ingredients at the same time.

• http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/two-step-pound-cake

]]> 2014-11-25 19:38:39 UTC https://padlet.com/men2qmtsu/isgt00mkiqhq/wish/42451710 lydiapage https://padlet.com/men2qmtsu/isgt00mkiqhq/wish/42452768 After you slice your pound cake, try mixing egg and milk together like you would French Toast, and dip your slice of pound cake into the mixture. Then place the it in a pan and cook it like you would French Toast! :) YUM!!!

• http://www.itsallabouttheyummy.com/pound-cake-french-toast/

]]> 2014-11-25 19:45:34 UTC https://padlet.com/men2qmtsu/isgt00mkiqhq/wish/42452768 lydiapage https://padlet.com/men2qmtsu/isgt00mkiqhq/wish/42453757 Food historians trace Pound Cake back to Norther Europe, particularly 18th century England and America.

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