cakey
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a word derived from
cake.
cakenouna sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.
Example Sentences
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It is gooey on top, and soft and cakey on the bottom.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
With his morning milky coffee, there are massive soft, cakey biscotti all’uovo.
From Washington Post ● May 10, 2022
“I’d make Amanda scrunch up her face when I was applying her makeup,” said Jorjee Douglass, the makeup artist who reinterpreted Ms. Holmes’s clumpy mascara and cakey foundation.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2022
The colossal cookies have a slightly cakey texture and a gooey, moist center.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2021
This kills any harmful bacteria and after a few weeks the rich, cakey compost is ready to be spread on the fields.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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