corn cake
Americannoun
Regional Use
See pancake.
Etymology
Origin of corn cake
An Americanism dating back to 1785–95
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And the sought-after corn cake at nearby Lysée, a Korean-French pastry shop?
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
Honey, butter and buttermilk further create a texture that makes these muffins almost resemble a corn cake.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
You can apparently buy Chi Chi's sweet corn cake mix, but I've never found it in the wild — and I wouldn't want you to have to bank on better success.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2022
They waited an hour for blueberry-stained corn cake and ate chocolate chunk muffins for breakfast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2019
He didn' have no years fer to hear, Didn' have no eyes fer to see, Didn' have no teeth fer to eat corn cake, An' he had to let de beefsteak be.
From Negro Folk Rhymes Wise and Otherwise: With a Study by Thomas Washington Talley
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