plural cakes
1
a
: a breadlike food made from a dough or batter that is usually fried or baked in small flat shapes and is often unleavened
b
: a sweet baked food made from a dough or thick batter usually containing flour and sugar and often shortening, eggs, and a raising agent (such as baking powder)
c
: a flattened usually round mass of food that is baked or fried
a fish cake
2
a
: a block of compacted or congealed matter
a cake of ice
b
: a hard or brittle layer or deposit
3
: something easily done
after so much studying, the test was cake
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Examples of cake in a Sentence
I made three cakes for the party.
He blew out the candles on his birthday cake.
a slice of chocolate cake
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Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
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The employee was outnumbered and unable to stop the group from leaving with the cakes, the store owner said.
—Cbs Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 8 June 2026
But don’t skip the breakfast sandwiches, constructed on outstandingly thick bread and stuffed with creamy egg salad and crispy shrimp cakes.
—Becky Duffett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026
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Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
Mango madness at Vicky Bakery Through July 15, participating Vicky Bakery locations will be offering a special summer mango menu, with mango pastelitos, arroz con mango cups, mango milk cake and cake cups and a mango refresquito topped with cold foam.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 8 June 2026
The employee was outnumbered and unable to stop the group from leaving with the cakes, the store owner said.
—Cbs Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 8 June 2026
But don’t skip the breakfast sandwiches, constructed on outstandingly thick bread and stuffed with creamy egg salad and crispy shrimp cakes.
—Becky Duffett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026
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“Cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cake. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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cake
1 of 2 noun1
: a small piece of food (as dough or batter, meat, or fish) that is baked or fried
2
: a baked food made from a sweet batter or dough
3
: a substance hardened or molded into a solid mass
a cake of soap
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