cake

Noun
  1. A block of solid substance (such as soap or wax) (synset 102940853)
    "a bar of chocolate"
    is a type of: block - a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
    subtypes: tablet - a small flat compressed cake of some substance
    same as: bar
  2. Small flat mass of chopped food (synset 107679644)
    is a type of: dish - a particular item of prepared food
    subtypes: fish ball, fish cake - a fried ball or patty of flaked fish and mashed potatoes
    same as: patty
  3. Baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat (synset 107644479)
    is a type of: baked goods - foods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked in an oven
    subtypes:
    • applesauce cake - moist spicy cake containing applesauce
    • baba - a small cake leavened with yeast
    • birthday cake - decorated cake served at a birthday party
    • cheesecake - made with sweetened cream cheese and eggs and cream baked in a crumb crust
    • chiffon cake - very light cake
    • chocolate cake - cake containing chocolate
    • coconut cake - cake containing shredded coconut in batter and frosting
    • coffee cake, coffeecake - a cake or sweet bread usually served with coffee
    • crumb cake - cake or coffeecake topped with a mixture of sugar and butter and flour
    • crumpet - a thick soft cake with a porous texture; cooked on a griddle
    • cupcake - small cake baked in a muffin tin
    • eccles cake - a flat round cake of sweetened pastry filled with dried fruit
    • fruitcake - a rich cake containing dried fruit and nuts and citrus peel and so on
    • gateau - any of various rich and elaborate cakes
    • sponge cake - a light porous cake made with eggs and flour and sugar without shortening
    • bridecake, wedding cake - a rich cake with two or more tiers and covered with frosting and decorations; served at a wedding reception
    • white cake - cake made without egg yolks
    • spice cake - cake flavored with spices
    • gingerbread - cake flavored with ginger
    • pound cake - rich loaf cake made of a pound each of butter and sugar and flour
    • layer cake - cake having layers held together by a sweet filling and usually covered with frosting
    • torte - rich cake usually covered with cream and fruit or nuts; originated in Austria
    • petit four - small (individual) frosted and ornamented cake
    • prune cake - moist cake containing prunes that have been made into a puree
    • jumbal, jumble - small flat ring-shaped cake or cookie
    • savarin - a sponge cake baked in a ring mold
    • boston cream pie - layer cake filled with custard
    • skillet cake, upside-down cake - batter baked atop a layer of sweetened fruit then turned upside down so fruit is on top
    • honey cake - a spicy cake partially sweetened with honey
    • marble cake - made of light and dark batter very lightly blended
    • genoise - rich and delicate Italian sponge cake
    • seed cake, seedcake - a sweet cake flavored with sesame or caraway seeds and lemon
    • teacake - any of various small cakes or cookies often served with tea
    • biscuit, cookie, cooky - any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term)
    • friedcake - small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat
    • battercake, flannel cake, flannel-cake, flapcake, flapjack, griddlecake, hot cake, hotcake, pancake - a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
    • waffle - pancake batter baked in a waffle iron
    • rock cake - a small cake with a hard surface said to resemble a rock
    • victoria sandwich, victoria sponge - a cake consisting of two layers of sponge cake with a jelly filling in between
Verb
  1. Form a coat over (synset 201264885)
    "Dirt had coated her face"
    is a type of: cover, spread over - form a cover over
    same as: coat

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