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cakey

  • a word derived from cake.
    cake
    noun
    a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.

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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