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layer cake

American

noun

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

layer cake British

noun

a cake made in layers with a filling

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Etymology

Origin of layer cake

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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A layer cake of overlapping aquifers extends from New Jersey to Florida along the coast, providing a reliable source of water for drinking, irrigation and industrial uses.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2024

Kicking off with cake week, the fresh contestants were tasked with baking a vertical layer cake and a chocolate cake in the technical challenge, before a sponge showstopper.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2023

Today the primary semiconductor in a new smartphone has between 10 and 20 billion transistors, each about the size of a virus, carved like a layer cake into the structure of the silicon.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2023

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 • Apr. 11, 2023

She also promised to bake a fancy layer cake for the twins’ birthday in July.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

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