| 单词 | layer cake |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslayer cake layer cake n. a cake consisting of layers of sponge held together by a sweet filling, and usually iced; also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > cake > [noun] > a cake > sponge-cake Savoy cake?1750 sponge cake1808 muffin1835 Madeira cake1845 Victoria sandwich1861 angels' food1865 marble cake1871 sponge1877 angel cake1878 angel food cake1878 layer cake1882 sponge sandwich1884 Lady Baltimore cake1889 sand cake1892 sandwich cake1911 Victoria sponge1934 red velvet1951 1882 F. E. Owens Cook Bk. 265 Lemon butter... Use as sauce, filling for tarts, or as jelly for layer cake. 1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 431/2 Tins for pies and layer cakes. 1902 Daily Chron. 3 May 8/4 Layer cakes can be made in great varieties according to the filling used. 1904 Buffalo Commerc. 2 June 6 The large unwieldy layer cakes that used to be in favor are no longer seen. 1905 N.Y. Evening Post 16 Dec. In the mixing of this literary layer cake most of the humor rose to the top. 1933 ‘R. Crompton’ William—the Rebel iv. 94 He..began to eat the last piece of cream-layer cake. 1962 L. Deighton Ipcress File xxi. 140 The sunset was a layer cake of mauve and gold. 1965 R. Carrier Cookbk. xxii. 473 Mocha layer cake, a subtle blend of chocolate and coffee spiked with rum. < as lemmas |
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