layer cake

noun

chiefly US
: a cake made of more than one layer

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This mattress is essentially a six-layer cake. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2026 Depending on your occasion, this recipe could easily be made into a two-layer cake or even cupcakes. Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2025 Unlike its neighbor, Tennessee versions are a Bundt rather than a layer cake, and it's topped with a brown sugar-caramel glaze. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2025 In between courses of steak with asparagus and chocolate layer cake, myriad A-listers took the stage for last-ditch awards campaigning before the Critics Choice and Golden Globe nominations are announced this next week. Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 2 Dec. 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 15 Jan. 2026.

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