cheesecake

cheesecake Definition

cheese·cake (-kāk′)

noun

a kind of cake made of cottage cheese or cream cheese, eggs, sugar, etc., usually baked with a bottom crust of crumbs
☆ Informal display of the figure, esp. the legs, of a pretty young woman, as in a newspaper photograph

cheesecake Usage Examples

Converse of object

bake: Cool slightly, then use to top the baked cheesecakes.
eat: I blame this film for my eating much more cheesecake than reasonable, out of boredom.
make: Over the last decade or more, we have had phases of making cheesecakes.
have: Instead, I broke my no puddings diet and had the lemon cheesecake, which was pretty yummy too!
include: Along with the extensive menu, the business also offers a selection of home made fayre including mouth watering cheesecakes.

Adjective modifier

indulgent: By the way the dessert menu includes the Cafés wickedly indulgent Chocolate Cheesecake.
creamy: Cinnamon Swirl Cheesecake An indulgent creamy cheesecake with swirls of sweet cinnamon & sticky caramel sauce.
strawberry: Music, pornography, art, James Bond movies and heroin are all in their different ways forms of virtual strawberry cheesecake.
lemon: Instead, I broke my no puddings diet and had the lemon cheesecake, which was pretty yummy too!
chocolate: Some kind of chocolate cheesecake with a toffee cream base.
white: My blueberry and white chocolate cheesecake was a superior creation, light and creamy allowing the flavor of the mascarpone to come through.

Modifies a noun

recipe: The 125 Best Cheesecake Recipes contains dozens of delectable cheesecake recipes, each more luscious than the last.

Noun used with modifier

blueberry: How about a blueberry cheesecake, a fruits of the forest gateau, or a plum crumble?
vanilla: Cheesecake Normandie A vanilla cheesecake with caramelized apples based on a crunchy " cookie Normand " .
chocolate: Dinner was good and rounded off with a nice piece of chocolate cheesecake.
raspberry: A table full of deserts, including fresh fruit salad and cream, profiteroles, and raspberry cheesecake, awaited us.
vegan: Also the dessert menu incorporates a wide range of options from vegan cheesecake to papaya tart.

Preposition: with

sauce: For afters there's an innovative selection of puddings, including white chocolate and honeycomb parfait and Amaretto cheesecake with coffee sauce.
cream: You must try the lemon and ginger cheesecake with pistachio ice cream.

Preposition: for

dessert: I turned off the program after the case of the death by dangerous driving, and I ate cheesecake for dessert.

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