Pound cake

Pound cake

Pound cake denotes five related types of dessert cakes:

outhern style

A traditional American pound cake would contain one pound each of flour, butter, eggs, and sugarFact|date=June 2008. This recipe is quite popular in Southern states and is usually a staple at picnics and potlucks. American pound cakes are lighter but often contain an abundance of butter to provide a rich taste and are considered a staple in the cuisine of the Southern United States.

British style

"Pound cake" is also the American English name for a type of fruitcake. Its name, "Pound cake", originated from the ingredients used in quantities of English pounds. This results in a large, dense cake not often suited to modern American tastes, though the style (if not the size) is still popular in Britain.

A traditional British Pound Cake recipe would specify one pound each of flour, butter, eggs (8 eggs), sugar, and several kinds of dried fruit (currants, sultanas, and raisins, with perhaps a lesser quantity of glacé cherries). (These quantities are too great for most modern families, but the cake can be made with half quantities or less.) It is usual to weigh the eggs first and then use the same weights of the other ingredients; with a traditional pair of kitchen scales, the eggs are simply used instead of weights.

French style

Pound cake (named "quatre-quarts", which means "four-quarters") is a traditional and popular cake of the French region of Brittany and as its name implies use the same quantity of the 4 ingredients, but no added fruit of any kind. Some variants however are made by adding chocolate, or a bit of lemon juice for flavor.

Mexican style

In Mexico the pound cake is called "panqué". The basic recipe of Mexican panqué is much like the traditional U.S. recipe [ [http://www.recetasmexico.com/ver_rec.php?id=815 Traditional panqué recipe (in Spanish)] ] . Most common variants are "panqué con nueces" (pound cake with walnuts) [ [http://foro.univision.com/univision/board/message?board.id=postres&message.id=83701 Recipe of panqué with walnuts (in Spanish)] ] and "panqué con pasas" (pound cake with raisins) [ [http://micantina.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/91310919921/m/14110581231 Recipe of panqué with raisins (Spanish/English)] ] .

Colombian style

"Ponque" is the Colombian version of the Pound Cake: the term "ponque" is itself a Spanish phonetical approximation of "pound-cake". The "Ponque" is essentially a wine-drenched cake with cream or sugar coating, and it is very popular at birthdays, weddings and other social celebrations.

References

ee also

*"Pound Cake speech", the common name for a speech by comedian/activist Bill Cosby to commemorate the 50th anniversary of "Brown v. Board of Education".


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