shortcake

[ shawrt-keyk ]

/ ˈʃɔrtˌkeɪk /

noun

a cake made with a relatively large amount of butter or other shortening.

a dessert made of short, sometimes sweetened, biscuit dough baked or split in layers, with a filling or topping of strawberries or other fruit.

Nearby words

short-waisted, short-winded, shortage, shortboard, shortbread, shortcake, shortchange, shortcoming, shortcrust pastry, shortcut, shorten

Origin of shortcake

First recorded in 1585–95; short + cake

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Examples from the Web for shortcake

StrawberriesEven without the shortcake, strawberries are a sweet treat perfect for staying hydrated.
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The "Loving Intelligent Will" is not in nature in the same way that strawberries are in shortcake.
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Shortcake, to be good, should be freshly made, and served as soon as put together.
The Century Cook Book|Mary Ronald
This filling may be put between layers of shortcake dough and on top.
Quantity Cookery|Lenore Richards

Patricia suggested, taking little anticipatory pickings at the corners of the shortcake.
Patricia|Emilia Elliott
It is a shame ever to embarrass and humiliate the luscious things by imprisoning them in the indigestible layers of a shortcake.
The Woman Beautiful|Helen Follett Stevans

British Dictionary definitions for shortcake

shortcake

/ (ˈʃɔːtˌkeɪk) /

noun

a kind of shortbread made from a rich biscuit dough

a dessert made of layers of shortcake filled with fruit and cream

Word Origin for shortcake

C16: from short (in the sense: crumbly)

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