layer cake

noun

chiefly US
: a cake made of more than one layer

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What Makes This Cake Special The Ingredient List There’s really no other layer cake like a Hummingbird Cake, even if it is often considered similar to carrot cake. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2025 Bottled in Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion, this 13% alcohol wine includes a layer cake of aromas—butterscotch, menthol, strawberries and even green apples. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025 Or use this guide to easily make a round layer cake out of the baked sheet cakes. Olivia Quintana, Bon Appétit, 26 Jan. 2025 The welfare state Trump seeks to reform is a misshapen layer cake of liberal ambitions. Matthew Continetti, National Review, 1 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for layer cake

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“Layer cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/layer%20cake. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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