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teacake

[ tee-keyk ]

noun

  1. a small cake, cookie, tart, or the like, for serving with tea or punch.
  2. (in England) a light, flat, sweet cake with raisins, usually buttered and served hot with tea.


teacake

/ ˈ³Ù¾±ËËŒ°ì±ðɪ°ì /

noun

  1. a flat cake made from a yeast dough with raisins in it, usually eaten toasted and buttered
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of teacake1

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; tea + cake
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Sixty years ago, Tunnock's teacakes were banned from RAF flights after they exploded in a cockpit.

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The characters soar on ropes, make tumble passes, balance on each other, throw teacakes, dance to salsa and play musical instruments.

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Juliet Campbell, of Bradleys Coffee Shop, said customers were eating teacake instead of sandwiches and drinking smaller coffees.

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Grolet serves his teacakes within five minutes of their coming from the oven.

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I learned this lesson the hard way at Huckleberry when I baked three tall and proud pumpkin teacakes and unknowingly had forgotten the salt.

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