shortcake

noun

short·​cake ˈshȯrt-ˌkāk 

1

: a crisp and often unsweetened biscuit or cookie

2

a

: a dessert made typically of very short baking-powder-biscuit dough spread with sweetened fruit

b

: a dish consisting of a rich biscuit split and covered with a meat mixture

Examples of shortcake in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Variations To add your own unique twist to strawberry shortcake ice cream, consider these variation ideas: Extracts: Substitute the vanilla extract with almond or lemon extract for additional flavor. —Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 10 June 2024

Ongoing construction will throw a few curveballs at the festival, but there will still be plenty of piled-high shortcakes to go around. —Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 10 June 2024

Fans indulged in the strawberry shortcake McFlurry in April 2023 and the peanut butter crunch McFlurry in August 2023, but both were only on the menu for a limited time. —Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024

Top and serve it with a variety of additions for the ultimate strawberry shortcake ice cream sundae. —Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 10 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

shortcake

noun

short·​cake -ˌkāk 

: a dessert made of rich biscuit dough baked and served with sweetened fruit

strawberry shortcake