cake

Meanings

• noun

  A sweet baked dessert made from flour, sugar, eggs, and milk or other liquids. It typically includes baking powder or baking soda as a leavening agent.

  - "She baked a delicious chocolate cake for her husband's birthday."
  - "The children were excited to help decorate the birthday cake."

• noun

  A type of food served at various celebrations and ceremonies.

  - "The wedding cake was a beautiful tiered creation covered in white icing."
  - "The graduation cake was shaped like a mortarboard and had the school colors on it."

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Pronunciation

1. /keɪk/
   
   
   
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2. /keɪk/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

block , gâteau , piece of cake , crust , encrust

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with cake
bake , ake , fake , make , cakewalk , forake , remake

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Variants

List of all variants of cake that leads to same result
cake , cakes , caked , caking , angel cake , angel food cake , angel food cakes , carrot cake , carrot cakes , coffee cake , coffee cakes , devil's food cake , devil's food cakes , fish cake , fish cakes , griddle cake , griddle cakes , king cake , king cakes , marble cake , marble cakes

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The word 'cake' comes from the Old Norse word 'kaka' which means 'flat bread'. Over time, the meaning evolved to include sweet baked desserts.

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Trivia

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1. The world's largest cake weighed over 26,000 pounds and was made in 2013.

2. The tradition of lighting candles on a birthday cake dates back to ancient Greece.

3. In the United States, it is customary to sing 'Happy Birthday' and blow out the candles on a birthday cake.

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Related Concepts

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1. Baking: The process of preparing and cooking food in an oven using ingredients such as flour, sugar, and eggs.

2. Dessert: A sweet course that is typically served at the end of a meal.

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Culture

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Cake is a beloved dessert that is often associated with celebrations and special occasions. It can be found in various forms and flavors around the world, from the classic birthday cake to the Italian tiramisu and the German black forest cake.

How to Memorize "cake"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a round, flat surface covered in a sweet, gooey substance. Visualize adding dry ingredients such as flour and sugar to a mixing bowl. Then, add wet ingredients such as eggs and milk. Mix the ingredients together until they form a smooth batter. Pour the batter into a cake pan and bake it in the oven until it is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'cake' with celebrations and special occasions. Think of a birthday party with a large, decorated cake in the center of the table.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Cake is a sweet treat, Bake it in the oven, Eat it with delight' to remember the definition of cake.

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