cake

Definitions of cake
  1. noun
    baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat
    synonyms: koek
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    baba
    a small cake leavened with yeast
    kwarktaart
    made with sweetened cream cheese and eggs and cream baked in a crumb crust
    kokoskoek
    cake containing shredded coconut in batter and frosting
    tulband
    a rich cake containing dried fruit and nuts and citrus peel and so on
    bruidstaart
    a rich cake with two or more tiers and covered with frosting and decorations; served at a wedding reception
    ontbijtkoek, snijkoek, taai, taai-taai, taaitaai
    cake flavored with ginger
    petit-four
    small (individual) frosted and ornamented cake
    marmercake
    made of light and dark batter very lightly blended
    koekje
    any of various small cakes or cookies often served with tea
    biscuit
    any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term)
    crêpe, flensje, pancake, pannekoek, pannenkoek, plaatkoek
    a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
    theebeschuitje
    flat semisweet cookie or biscuit usually served with tea
    boterbiesje
    cookie containing much butter
    gemberkoekje, kletskop
    a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
    bitterkoekje, makaron, makron, makroon
    chewy cookie usually containing almond paste
    speculaaspop, taaipop
    gingerbread cut in the shape of a person
    zinker
    a small ring-shaped friedcake
    beignet
    small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables
    tortilla
    thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour
    type of:
    baksel, gebak
    foods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked in an oven
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