upside-down cake

noun

: a cake baked with its batter covering an arrangement of fruit (such as pineapple) and served with the fruit side up

Examples of upside-down cake in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Look no further — Chef Tyler Florence shows us how to bake desserts on the grill with a strawberry upside-down cake that will impress everyone at your next cookout. Alexandra Banner, CNN, 2 July 2024 This strawberry upside-down cake is easily one of my favorite summer desserts. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2024 Snack fiends, be prepared: there are a lot of can’t-miss Disney World foods, including pineapple upside-down cake topped with Dole Whip from Aloha Isle, cheeseburger spring rolls at The Spring Roll Cart, and the pepper jack pretzel from Cheshire Cafe. Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2024 Lemon Upside-Down Cake This lemon upside-down cake, inspired by an orange caradamom upside-down cake from pastry chef David Lebovitz, is prepared in a skillet lined with brown sugar and thin slices of lemon (peel and all). Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for upside-down cake 

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Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of upside-down cake was in 1925

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“Upside-down cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upside-down%20cake. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

upside-down cake

noun
: a cake baked with a layer of fruit (as pineapple) on the bottom and served fruit side up
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