layer cake

noun

chiefly US
: a cake made of more than one layer

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The cream cheese and mascarpone frosting is the real star of this berry layer cake. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025 The easily accessible velocity feels intoxicating and is accentuated with a rich sonic layer cake: the whoosh of air sucking into the engine, the hiss of spooling turbos, the chuff of blowoff valves, and the deep-bass thrum of combustion pulsing through a large trapezoidal exhaust vane. Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2025 While Gaines’ own attempt didn’t go as planned this time, the recipe remains a tried-and-true favorite for anyone craving a classic chocolate layer cake. Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025 This mattress is essentially a six-layer cake. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for layer cake

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“Layer cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/layer%20cake. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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