batter+cake

  • 1cake — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. harden; consolidate, cohere; thicken, congeal, condense. See coherence. n. mass, brick, block, floe; torte. See density, food. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A flattish, compact mass] Syn. cube, bar, block …

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  • 2Batter (cooking) — Batter is a liquid mixture, usually based on one or more flours combined with liquids such as water, milk or beer. Egg is also a common component. Often a leavening agent is included in the mixture to aerate and fluff up the batter as it cooks… …

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  • 3Cake decorating — is one of the sugar arts that uses icing and other edible decorative elements to make otherwise plain cakes more visually interesting. Alternatively, cakes can be molded and sculpted to resemble three dimensional persons, places and things. In… …

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  • 4Cake — (k[=a]k), n. [OE. cake, kaak; akin to Dan. kage, Sw. & Icel. kaka, D. koek, G.kuchen, OHG. chuocho.] [1913 Webster] 1. A small mass of dough baked; especially, a thin loaf from unleavened dough; as, an oatmeal cake; johnnycake. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 5Cake urchin — Cake Cake (k[=a]k), n. [OE. cake, kaak; akin to Dan. kage, Sw. & Icel. kaka, D. koek, G.kuchen, OHG. chuocho.] [1913 Webster] 1. A small mass of dough baked; especially, a thin loaf from unleavened dough; as, an oatmeal cake; johnnycake. [1913… …

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  • 6cake — [kāk] n. [ME < ON kaka < IE base * gag , *gog , something round, lump of something (orig. < baby talk) > Ger kuchen: not connected with COOK & L coquere] 1. a small, flat mass of dough or batter, or of some hashed food, that is baked… …

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  • 7cake — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse kaka; akin to Old High German kuocho cake Date: 13th century 1. a. a breadlike food made from a dough or batter that is usually fried or baked in small flat shapes and is often unleavened b. a… …

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  • 8batter — 1. verb /ˈbatə/ a) To hit or strike violently and repeatedly. b) To coat with batter. 2. noun /ˈbatə/ a) A beaten mixture of flour and liquid (usually egg and milk), used for baking (e.g. pancakes …

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  • 9batter — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 mixture of eggs, milk and flour ⇨ See also ↑mixture ADJECTIVE ▪ smooth, thick ▪ crispy, light (both esp. BrE) ▪ remaining …

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  • 10batter — batter1 /bat euhr/, v.t. 1. to beat persistently or hard; pound repeatedly. 2. to damage by beating or hard usage: Rough roads had battered the car. High winds were battering the coast. v.i. 3. to deal heavy, repeated blows; pound steadily:… …

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