cake 
cake (kāk)
noun
- a small, flat mass of dough or batter, or of some hashed food, that is baked or fried
- a mixture of flour, eggs, milk, sugar, etc. baked as in a loaf and often covered with icing
- a solid, shaped mass, as of soap or ice
- a hard crust or deposit
Etymology: ME < ON kaka < IE base *gag-, *gog-, something round, lump of something (orig. < baby talk) > Ger kuchen: not connected with cook & L coquere
take the cake
Etymology: < the practice of awarding a cake as a prize
cake
n.
A flattish, compact mass
Sweet baked goods
Kinds of cake include: wedding, birthday, angel food, devil's-food, corn, sponge, fruit, burnt-sugar, caramel, chocolate, German chocolate, upside-down, tube, Bundt, pound, Martha Washington, maple, orange, coconut, white lemon, citron, walnut, almond, layer, chiffon, white mountain, spice, marble, Lady Baltimore, coffeecake, Kuchen; jellyroll, gingerbread, éclair, shortbread, cheesecake, fruitcake, cupcake, torte, petit four;
take the cake*
Converse of object
- bake: Whether its diving into the canal, or baking cakes, they were the boys to call.
- fudge: I mean, who would turn down a chilled chocolate fudge cake when they're not feeling that great?
- decorate: And finally this cake is just an ordinary sponge cake decorated and filled with chocolate gold coins!
Adjective modifier
- homemade: For a £ 2 entrance fee, there is a variety of music and dancers are treated to cream teas with homemade cakes.
- home-made: The café is good and the home-made cakes are cheap.
- delicious: Round the visit off with a delicious cake in the peaceful tearoom or garden overlooking the beautiful Conwy Valley.
- iced: Kiwi Lime & Ginger Birthday Cake A popular birthday cake for those who don't like an iced birthday cake.
- home-baked: And with tea and home-baked cakes waiting for us after the day's ride, Bicycle Beano lived up to its culinary promise.
- chocolate: Magic moments We celebrated Andrew R's birthday on Tuesday with a chocolate cake.
Modifies a noun
- tin: Grease a cake tin, then pour in mixture.
- topper: If the cake topper is different than you remember or the napkins are the wrong shade of blue, your guests won't notice.
- stall: The Marple Methodist Ladies Association ran a cake stall, the proceeds of which were donated to the ` Friends of NH ` .
- decorator: The Ultimate Book of Wedding Cakes This book offers over 30 original wedding cakes to inspire all cake decorators who understand basic sugarcraft skills.
- decoration: Fairy Cake Message Decorations - From £ 7.95 Edible cake decorations, printed with your message to decorate your own fairy cakes or cupcakes.
Noun used with modifier
- sponge: Let's just say they cleared up a bit of a mess from a sponge cake in double quick time.
- birthday: A special gift or birthday cake for anyone with a gluten or wheat free allergy.
- wedding: Beach Wedding Cakes Looking for beach theme wedding cake ideas?
- carrot: Oh, and I'll take a slice of that carrot cake, too, please.
- chocolate: Don't miss out your steady meals or your special chocolate cake moments.
- jaffa: You got through another packet of jaffa cakes today!
You can have yourcake and eat it: the only trouble is you get fat.
The glittering structure of her cultivation sits on her novels like a rather showy icing that detracts from the cake beneath.
[Plays that would] cut through time like a knife through a layer cake or a road through a mountain revealing its geologic layers.
There is onlya certain sized cake to be divided up, and if a lot of people want a larger slice they can only take it from others who would, in terms of real income, have a smaller one.
Browse dictionary entries near cake
- ‹ cajuput
- ‹ Cajun
- ‹ cajolingly
- ‹ cajoling
- ‹ cajolery
- ‹ cajoler
- ‹ cajolement
- ‹ cajoled
- ‹ cajole
- ‹ cajeput
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