shortcake
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shortcake
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From short + cake.
noun shortcakes
- A sweet cake or biscuit (crumbly leavened bread) typically made with flour, sugar, salt, butter, milk or cream, and sometimes eggs, and leavened with baking powder or baking soda.
- A dessert made with such a cake, typically having layers of cream and fruit.
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Synonym of shortbread
Similar: shortbread
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noun type of cake
| 日本語 | ショートケーキ shōtokēki |
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Talk about this word "shortcake." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shortcake. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shortcake. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shortcake "shortcake." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shortcake.Cite this
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title = {shortcake},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
