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quatre-quarts

/ka.tʁə.kaʁ/

noun, masculine/ka.tʁə.kaʁ/

pound cake (dense yellow sponge)

Related: gâteau quatre-quarts, quatre-quarts moelleux, gâteau quatre-quarts moelleux

Literally, “four quarters”, as it is one quarter each of flour, sugar, butter and eggs.

quatre-quarts — French Dictionary | Passage