marble cake

noun

a cake given a streaked, marblelike appearance by the incomplete mixing of dark, especially chocolate, and light batters.

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Origin of marble cake

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Words nearby marble cake

maravedi, Marbella, marble, marble bone disease, marble bones, marble cake, marbled white, Marblehead, marbleize, marble orchard, marbles
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British Dictionary definitions for marble cake

marble cake

noun

a cake with a marbled appearance obtained by incompletely mixing dark and light mixtures
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