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Top 10 facts about the world. Pound cake is a dessert cake popular in the US â especially in the South â as well as some parts of Europe and Latin America. It is often loaf-shaped and is golden yellow in color, with a rich, buttery flavor and a medium to heavy density.
What you are making is a pound cake. Or maybe a sponge cake, depends on the order of mixing the ingredients. Of the two, the sponge cake is somewhat lighter, so if you have been making pound cake (cream butter and sugar, add eggs, then flour), you can switch to sponge (foam eggs and sugar, add flour and fat).But both are hearty homemade cakes, they are supposed to be dense.The iced cakes you get in a bakery are much lighter, because they use a different type of layer. Most types of cake are lighter than pound and sponge cakes. Try making genoise, chiffon, or angel food cake layers, they are all light.ut both are hearty homemade cakes, they are supposed to be dense. The iced cakes you get in a bakery are much lighter, because they use a different type of layer. Most types of cake are lighter than pound and sponge cakes. Try making genoise, chiffon, or angel food cake layers, they are all light.