rock cake

British

noun

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

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He grunted and offered him another rock cake.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

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

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl

“What are they, Hagrid?” asked Harry, trying to sound interested rather than revolted, but putting down his rock cake all the same.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

This was an invariable rule, and much as I wished for it, I was never allowed to have more than one rock cake.

From The Story of Lewis Carroll Told for Young People by the Real Alice in Wonderland by Bowman, Isa

This special walk always ended in the coastguard’s house, where they partook of tea and rock cake, and here most of his prettiest stories were told.

From Lewis Carroll in Wonderland and at Home The Story of His Life by Moses, Belle

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