hot cake

American  

[haht keyk] / ˈhɑt ˌkeɪk /

Or hotcake

noun

1. a pancake or griddlecake.

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idioms

1. sell / go like hot cakes, to be disposed of very quickly and effortlessly, especially in quantity.

   His record sold like hot cakes on the first day after its release.

Regionalisms

See pancake.

Etymology

Origin of hot cake

An Americanism dating back to 1675–85

Example Sentences

“We are going to have a very full store. We are going to sell like hot cakes,” Alexander said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Perhaps all of the restaurants selling cabbage dishes like hot cakes or Danny’s special dish on this week’s “Top Chef” episode might be the harbinger of a new era for the cruciferous standby.

From Salon

I always say, there’s nothing like fresh hot cake and cold milk to make a body feel better on a funeral day.

From Literature

And it sold like hot cakes, apparently, at a time when hot cakes were selling pretty well.

From Washington Post

Released under the title “Lafayette,” it was the first commercial recording of Cajun music ever made, and it sold like hot cakes.

From New York Times