shortcake

English

noun
Definitions
  • A sweet cake or biscuit (crumbly leavened bread) typically made with flour, sugar, salt, butter, milk or cream, and sometimes eggs, and leavened with baking powder or baking soda.
  • A dessert made with such a cake, typically having layers of cream and fruit.

Etymology

Compound from English short (brittle, of pastry) + English cake.

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English

cake

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