cheesecake
noun
Also cheese cake a cake having a firm custardlike texture, made with cream cheese, cottage cheese, or both, and sometimes topped with a jamlike fruit mixture.
cheesecakes
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pluralof cheesecake.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This week’s recommendations include savory cheesecakes in Pasadena and Pico-Robertson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024
The judges roll through the critique: Saku’s cheesecakes were terrible and overbaked; Cristy’s were melted and a bit grainy; Josh’s were far too dark; Dana’s jelly was rubbery; Nicky’s base was uneven; Rowan’s were melted.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2023
Cream cheese came to be incorporated in cheesecakes only in the 1920s and 30s.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2023
The comedy is inherent, onstage as on TV, in requiring folks from Chichester and Wembley to follow skeletal recipes for obscure Eastern European cheesecakes with unpronounceable names.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2023
Mamma has sent you some cheesecakes, and a little pot of butter.”
From A Apple Pie and Other Nursery Tales by Unknown
