Banbury cake

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noun

a small, oval pastry containing currants, candied peel, honey, spices, etc., usually with three parallel cuts across the top.

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Also called Banbury bun .

Origin of Banbury cake

1605–15; named after Banbury, where it was made

Words nearby Banbury cake

Banaras, Banat, banausic, Banbridge, Banbury, Banbury cake, Banbury tart, banc, bancassurance, bancassurer, banco

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How to use Banbury cake in a sentence

A big cake requires a big festival, and Augustus was happy to comply.
One Cake to Rule Them All: How Stollen Stole Our Hearts|Molly Hannon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Stollen was paraded through the city of Dresden, and later an appointed “Stollen girl” cut the cake.
One Cake to Rule Them All: How Stollen Stole Our Hearts|Molly Hannon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now, it is the most traditional and celebrated Christmas cake in Germany—and definitely not associated with fasting.
One Cake to Rule Them All: How Stollen Stole Our Hearts|Molly Hannon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He had a special knife designed to cut the dense loaf, and a ceremony to precede cutting the cake.
One Cake to Rule Them All: How Stollen Stole Our Hearts|Molly Hannon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The tasteless bread was transformed into a sweet cake that included ingredients, such as dried fruit and marzipan.
One Cake to Rule Them All: How Stollen Stole Our Hearts|Molly Hannon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They would feed him apples, potatoes and sometimes bits of cake that Bob's mother gave them.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
It was with much amazement that they watched Henrietta absorb sandwiches, cake, eggs, and fruit.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
She peered around the room for the last time, and then dropped two small clean towels and a cake of soap into the bag.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner
The celebrant sprinkled the victim with wine and salted cake, and made a symbolic gesture with the knife.
The Religion of Ancient Rome|Cyril Bailey
Then they all had coffee and cake, shook hands with Pete Senior, and went to their homes and laboratories.
Old Friends Are the Best|Jack Sharkey

British Dictionary definitions for Banbury cake

Banbury cake

noun

British a cake consisting of a pastry base filled with currants, raisins, candied peel, and sugar, with a crisscross pattern on the top

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