tipsy cake

British  

noun

1. a kind of trifle made from a sponge cake soaked with white wine or sherry and decorated with almonds and crystallized fruit

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Example Sentences

Across America’s South, there is tipsy cake.

From Washington Post

For the tipsy cake: Slice a small amount off the end of each blood orange; stand the orange on end and, with a sharp knife, slice away the peel and white pith all around.

From Washington Post

Micky was prodding the tipsy cake with a fork.

From Project Gutenberg

Boiled turkey, celery sauce.Grouse.Plum pudding, mince pies, tipsy cake, stone cream, cheese ramequins.Cheese.Dessert.

From Project Gutenberg

Ribs of beef rolled.Salmon coated with mayonnaise sauce.Cucumber.One pigeon pie.One veal-and-ham pie.One ox tongue.A stone cream.One tipsy cake.A dish of Genoise pastry.A pine-apple jelly.A compote of peaches.Strawberries and cream.A lemon jelly.Cheese and fruit.

From Project Gutenberg