cake

/keɪk/ noun [C, U]

Definition

› a sweet food made from flour, butter, sugar, and eggs mixed together and baked: a chocolate/fruit cake a piece/slice of cake to bake/make a cake

→ See also the icing on the cake → See also be a piece of cake

(Definition of cake noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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