Meaning of "cake" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CAKE

From Old Norse kaka; related to Danish kage, German Kuchen.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CAKE

cake  [keɪk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAKE

Cake is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb cake in English.

WHAT DOES CAKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cake

Cake is a form of bread or bread-like food. In its modern forms, it is typically a sweet baked dessert. In its oldest forms, cakes were normally fried breads or cheesecakes, and normally had a disk shape. Determining whether a given food should be classified as bread, cake, or pastry can be difficult. Modern cake, especially layer cakes, normally contain a combination of flour, sugar, eggs, and butter or oil, with some varieties also requiring liquid and leavening agents. Flavorful ingredients like fruit purées, nuts, dried or candied fruit, or extracts are often added, and numerous substitutions for the primary ingredients are possible. Cakes are often filled with fruit preserves or dessert sauces, iced with buttercream or other icings, and decorated with marzipan, piped borders or candied fruit. Cake is often the dessert of choice for meals at ceremonial occasions, particularly weddings, anniversaries, and birthdays. There are countless cake recipes; some are bread-like, some rich and elaborate, and many are centuries old.

Definition of cake in the English dictionary

The first definition of cake in the dictionary is a baked food, usually in loaf or layer form, typically made from a mixture of flour, sugar, and eggs. Other definition of cake is a flat thin mass of bread, esp unleavened bread. Cake is also a shaped mass of dough or other food of similar consistency.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CAKE

PRESENT

Present

I cake

you cake

he/she/it cakes

we cake

you cake

they cake

Present continuous

I am caking

you are caking

he/she/it is caking

we are caking

you are caking

they are caking

Present perfect

I have caked

you have caked

he/she/it has caked

we have caked

you have caked

they have caked

Present perfect continuous

I have been caking

you have been caking

he/she/it has been caking

we have been caking

you have been caking

they have been caking

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I caked

you caked

he/she/it caked

we caked

you caked

they caked

Past continuous

I was caking

you were caking

he/she/it was caking

we were caking

you were caking

they were caking

Past perfect

I had caked

you had caked

he/she/it had caked

we had caked

you had caked

they had caked

Past perfect continuous

I had been caking

you had been caking

he/she/it had been caking

we had been caking

you had been caking

they had been caking

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will cake

you will cake

he/she/it will cake

we will cake

you will cake

they will cake

Future continuous

I will be caking

you will be caking

he/she/it will be caking

we will be caking

you will be caking

they will be caking

Future perfect

I will have caked

you will have caked

he/she/it will have caked

we will have caked

you will have caked

they will have caked

Future perfect continuous

I will have been caking

you will have been caking

he/she/it will have been caking

we will have been caking

you will have been caking

they will have been caking

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would cake

you would cake

he/she/it would cake

we would cake

you would cake

they would cake

Conditional continuous

I would be caking

you would be caking

he/she/it would be caking

we would be caking

you would be caking

they would be caking

Conditional perfect

I would have cake

you would have cake

he/she/it would have cake

we would have cake

you would have cake

they would have cake

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been caking

you would have been caking

he/she/it would have been caking

we would have been caking

you would have been caking

they would have been caking

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you cake
we let´s cake
you cake

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to cake

Past participle

caked

Present Participle

caking

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «CAKE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «cake» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of cake

bar · block · coagulate · coat · congeal · consolidate · cover · cube · dry · encrust · gateau · harden · inspissate · loaf · lump · mass · ossify · plaster · slab · smear · solidify · spread · thicken

TRANSLATION OF CAKE

Find out the translation of cake to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of cake from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cake» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 蛋糕
• Translator English - Spanish: tarta
• English: cake
• Translator English - Hindi: केक
• Translator English - Arabic: كَعْك
• Translator English - Russian: пирожное
• Translator English - Portuguese: bolo
• Translator English - Bengali: পিষ্টক
• Translator English - French: gâteau
• Translator English - Malay: Kek
• Translator English - German: Kuchen
• Translator English - Japanese: ケーキ
• Translator English - Korean: 케이크
• Translator English - Javanese: Cake
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bánh ngọt
• Translator English - Tamil: கேக்
• Translator English - Marathi: केक
• Translator English - Turkish: kek
• Translator English - Italian: torta
• Translator English - Polish: ciasto
• Translator English - Ukrainian: торт
• Translator English - Romanian: prăjitură
• Translator English - Greek: τούρτα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: koek
• Translator English - Swedish: tårta
• Translator English - Norwegian: kake

10 QUOTES WITH «CAKE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cake.

1

Ted Allen

I had a little epiphany when I was a writer at 'Chicago' magazine. I sat down to dinner at the Ritz-Carlton. Somebody poured a white dessert wine with chocolate cake. It was a wine I would never have expected to make sense. The idea of any wine tasting fabulous with chocolate cake was fascinating to me.

2

Steve Aoki

When I'm at a show, I'm there to have fun. Let's just not care for a moment. So this cake in your face is to make you lose your mind. And it's not about caring about whatever you are wearing and caring what other people are thinking about you. Out of the context, I'm trying to develop something else.

3

Katy B

I love being at home now, improving my cooking. I've got a really bad memory, so my first attempts were a disaster - I'd forget what ingredients to put in. But I do a lasagna that's a crowd-pleaser, and a good lemon drizzle cake, which I take to my mom's for the Sunday roast to fatten the family up.

4

Chris Bauer

I really feel like 'True Blood' is a big, giant slice of cake for the audience every week; it's offering people 60 minutes of sometimes thought-provoking entertainment. If you're gonna give an Emmy out, you should probably give it to the audience of 'True Blood.'

5

Peter Baynham

In 2001, my father finally succumbed to the bone cancer that had tortured him for seven years. His last weeks were a terrible, black icing on the cake, the agony, the slow twisting, thinning and snapping of his skeleton. Everything fell apart.

6

Catherine Bell

The main prank that we play with props is for people's birthdays. The special effects people will put a little explosive in the cake so it blows up in their face - that's always fun to play on a guest star, or one of the trainees or someone who's new.

7

Ron Ben-Israel

There are divisions between a culinary chef and a dessert chef, also called a pastry chef. There are specializations within the pastry chef field. Some pastry chefs specialize in baking breads, while others are master cake designers. Each field requires an exceptional level of creativity and attention to detail.

8

Ron Ben-Israel

I did a cake for the 60th birthday of Elton John, for Britney Spears' 27th birthday and for the 'Circus' album she put out - the cake had circus themes. I prepared a cake for a surprise 82nd birthday event for the architect Frank Gehry; the cake was comprised of mini-replicas of his buildings.

9

Ron Ben-Israel

In the past few years, we've been doing amazing stuff with desserts. Pastry chefs have been using herbs and spices in their desserts. So vanilla cake doesn't have to be just vanilla, it can have a little thyme. Or you could have a custard with a little lavender in it, which is just amazing.

10

Ron Ben-Israel

I don't follow trends. I make each cake for a particular wedding, or event.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAKE»

Discover the use of cake in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cake and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Cake Book

Complete with decorating tips and techniques, a troubleshooting table, and a comprehen?sive listing of sources to help you find the best equipment and ingredients, this book is an essential reference you'll always turn to, whether you're ...

Tish Boyle, 2006

The Cake Bible

"If you ever bake a cake, this book will become your partner in the kitchen." -- from the foreword by Maida Heatter This is the classic cake cookbook that enables anyone to make delicious, exquisite cakes.

Rose Levy Beranbaum, Dean G. Bornstein, 1988

The Well-Decorated Cake

Learn the decorating secrets and luscious recipes of a master cake designer and instructor at the prestigious Institute of Culinary Education in New York City.

Toba Garrett, 2004

Planet Cake

It contains a comprehensive basics section with many step photos and illustrations and trouble-shooting tips. The book is set out as a step-by-step course in cake decorating, based on the classes run at Sydney's renowned Planet Cake.

Paris Cutler, 2011

Cake Pops: Tips, Tricks, and Recipes for More Than 40 ...

What's cuter than a cupcake? A cake pop, of course! Wildly popular blogger Bakerella (aka Angie Dudley) has turned cake pops into an international sensation!

Bakerella, 2011

The Complete Photo Guide to Cake Decorating

"Reference for cake decorating methods, including basic cake preparation and materials, piping techniques, fondant and gum paste accents, and miscellaneous techniques"--Provided by publisher"--Provided by publisher.

Autumn Carpenter, 2012

I Was Told There'd Be Cake

Wry, hilarious, and profoundly genuine, this debut collection of literary essays from Sloane Crosley is a celebration of fallibility and haplessness in all their glory.

Sloane Crosley, 2008

Cake Decorating For Dummies

This fun, instructive guide gives you simple techniques for creating cakes for all celebrations. You get expert advice in all the basics -- from baking to icing to decorating with style.

Joe LoCicero, 2011

Eat Cake: A Novel

Eat Cake is whimsical, warm, and satisfying. Eat Cake is Jeanne Ray at her best. Pull up a chair and eat cake!

Jeanne Ray, 2012

Cake Decorating at Home

Cake decorating is creative, fun and easy to learn, and this book proves that you shouldn't save your cake decorating ideas just for christenings and weddings!Cake Decoration at Home has a recipe for every occasion, whether it s a tea party ...

Zoe Clark, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cake is used in the context of the following news items.

Parents order a 'Frozen' Elsa birthday cake and end up with …

Reddit user OfficialBigHead posted this terrifying picture of a "Frozen" cake featuring Elsa – which is a far cry from what was expected. Simply ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»

Trial begins in Colorado same-sex marriage cake case

The Colorado Court of Appeals today is scheduled to hear arguments in the case of Jack Phillips, a Christian baker who refused to bake a cake ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

How Bill Cosby's 2004 'Pound Cake' speech exploded into his latest …

It became famous as the “Pound Cake” speech for this passage: “Looking at the incarcerated, these are not political criminals,” Cosby said. «Washington Post, Jul 15»

North Korea says smiling dog eating birthday cake is what's wrong …

Recently KCNA has found a new rod with which to beat the United States — a meme from 2010 that shows a smiling dog eating a birthday cake ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»

Police: Boy dies after his mother's boyfriend beat him for eating cake

A 9-year-old boy has died after his mother's boyfriend beat him for eating a piece of birthday cake without permission, police said. The boy was ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

Cake of the Day: Lavender Sponge Cake with Rhubarb Curd

Divide the cake mixture among three tins and place in the oven. Bake for 22-25 minutes until light golden and a skewer inserted into the center ... «Yahoo Food, Jul 15»

Taking the cake to an international audience for Wollongong decorator

Step inside Wollongong cake decorator Verusca Walker's home studio and it's hard to know what you can and can't eat - such is the detail of ... «ABC Local, Jul 15»

Chocolate cake and 6 other ways to enjoy Chocolate Day

Today is Chocolate Day – an unofficial food holiday that we doubt many will object to. Milk, white, dark, fruity or nutty – there's a flavour for ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»

The Brewing "Cake Wars" Are Proof That the Battle Over Same-Sex …

Like all wedding-related arguments, the debate is mostly about cake. The anxiety of same-sex marriage opponents over religious freedom ... «Mic, Jul 15»

Chocolate Mud Cake [Vegan, Gluten-Free]

Oooh yeah, mud cake. Before going vegan, I loved Mud Cake! I would buy a cake every couple of weeks and have it as a dessert every single ... «One Green Planet, Jul 15»