marble cake

noun

: a cake made with light and dark batter so as to have a mottled appearance

Examples of marble cake in a Sentence

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Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of marble cake was in 1859

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“Marble cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marble%20cake. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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