rock cake

British  

noun

1. a small cake containing dried fruit and spice, with a rough surface supposed to resemble a rock

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Example Sentences

Mr Halfon said school-assessed grades were the "least worst option that the government has come up with" but it risked "baking a rock cake of grade inflation into the system".

From BBC

Essentially a giant rock cake, it has been made since well before there were things such as self-raising flour; her recipe dates from 1920.

From The Guardian

I had brought with me a rock cake which I had pocketed while having tea with Grandmamma the day before.

From Literature

Finally he slammed down three bucket-sized mugs of mahogany-brown tea in front of them and a plate of his rock cakes.

From Literature

He grunted and offered him another rock cake.

From Literature