WOULD YOU LIKE SOME 3 POUND CAKE?

WHY DOESN'T A POUND CAKE WEIGH A POUND?

TRADITIONALLY, A POUND CAKE WAS MADE FROM A POUND OF FLOUR, A POUND OF SUGAR, AND A POUND OF BUTTER. SIMPLE, HUH?

THAT WOULD ACTUALLY MAKE THREE POUNDS- BUT WHO'S COUNTING?

INTERESTINGLY, A CUPCAKE DERIVED IT'S NAME FROM THE SAME SIMPLE FORMULA, CUPCAKES ORIGINALLY WERE MADE FROM A CUP OF BUTTER, A CUP OF FLOUR, AND A CUP OF SUGAR.