layer cake

American  

noun

1. a cake made in layers, with a cream, jelly, or other filling between them.

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layer cake British  

noun

1. a cake made in layers with a filling

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Etymology

Origin of layer cake

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Secrets are shared and betrayed, resentments simmer and boil, and the result is a layer cake of life as it’s really lived.

From Los Angeles Times

I first stumbled upon an old-fashioned blitz torte, a German layer cake traditionally filled with custard and topped with meringue, when researching recipes for my second cookbook, “The Vintage Baker.”

From Washington Post

In some places, the layers are so well preserved that researchers can see evidence of multiple tsunamis stacked on top of each other like a layer cake.

From Scientific American

The book includes recipes that don’t typically have eggs, like shortbread; only sometimes have eggs, like scones; and others that nearly always do, like layer cakes and brownies.

From Seattle Times

Los Angeles teacher James Zerbe’s homemade plane, with five pairs of wings stacked like a layer cake, collapsed on its first try.

From Los Angeles Times