shortcake
noun
short·cake
ˈshȯrt-ˌkāk 
1
: a crisp and often unsweetened biscuit or cookie
2
a
: a dessert made typically of very short baking-powder-biscuit dough spread with sweetened fruit
b
: a dish consisting of a rich biscuit split and covered with a meat mixture
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Try out this shortcake biscuit pudding for a sweet treat.
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Molly Bolton, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2024
Gretchen McKay | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS) Sweet cherries are one of August’s favorite offerings for making a quick and simple cobbler, tart or buttery shortcake for dessert.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
There are strawberry shortcake biscuits for dessert.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 7 May 2024
The Cathedral Women baked and sold 100 shortcakes on the church lawn for the first festival in 1965.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 28 May 2024
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Molly Bolton, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2024
Gretchen McKay | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS) Sweet cherries are one of August’s favorite offerings for making a quick and simple cobbler, tart or buttery shortcake for dessert.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
There are strawberry shortcake biscuits for dessert.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 7 May 2024
The Cathedral Women baked and sold 100 shortcakes on the church lawn for the first festival in 1965.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 28 May 2024
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“Shortcake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortcake. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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shortcake
noun
short·cake
-ˌkāk
: a dessert made of rich biscuit dough baked and served with sweetened fruit
strawberry shortcake
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