Pound cake refers to a type of cake traditionally made with a
pound of each of four ingredients: flour, butter, eggs, and sugar. However, any cake made with a 1:1:1:1 ratio, by weight, of flour, butter, eggs, and sugar may also be called a pound cake, as it yields the same results. Pound cakes are generally baked in either a loaf pan or a
Bundt mold, and served either dusted with powdered sugar, lightly glazed, or sometimes with a coat of icing.