layer cake
A cake consisting of multiple stacked sheets of cake, held together by frosting or…A cake consisting of multiple stacked sheets of cake, held together by frosting or jam, etc.
» He carefully layered the cake with buttercream.
Meaning
2 sensesA cake consisting of multiple stacked sheets of cake, held together by frosting or jam, etc.
Sahnetorte
cake having layers held together by a sweet filling and usually covered with frosting
A type of layering of materials, used in some nuclear bombs.
Examples
9 sentencesHe carefully layered the cake with buttercream.
She layered the cake with strawberry preserves.
Tom's favorite is the triple-layer chocolate cake.
I tried the layer cake of my aunt.
deIch habe die Torte von meiner Tante probiert.
She layered the cake with whipped cream and berries.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From layer + cake, named for its appearance, coined c. 1873.From layer + cake, named for its appearance, coined c. 1873.
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Forms
plural: layer cakes| Singular | layer cake |
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