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Meaning of "marble cake" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MARBLE CAKE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MARBLE CAKE

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Marble cake is 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.

WHAT DOES MARBLE CAKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

marble cake

Marble cake

A marble cake is a cake with a streaked or mottled appearance achieved by very lightly blending light and dark batter. It can be a mixture of vanilla and chocolate cake, in which case it is mainly vanilla, with streaks of chocolate. Other possibilities are strawberry or other fruit flavors, or cinnamon and/or other spices. The first print references to marble cake begin appearing in the last quarter of the 19th century. One popular variation of this recipe during Victorian times was “Harlequin cake,” which was baked with checkerboard patterns. Early recipes used molasses and spices to achieve the dark-colored batter.

Definition of marble cake in the English dictionary

The definition of marble cake in the dictionary is a cake with a marbled appearance obtained by incompletely mixing dark and light mixtures.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MARBLE CAKE

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Marbella
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WORDS THAT END LIKE MARBLE CAKE

angel cake
birthday cake
cake
carrot cake
chocolate cake
Christmas cake
coffee cake
cream cake
devil´s food cake
filter cake
fruit cake
layer cake
oil cake
piece of cake
potato cake
pound cake
rice cake
sandwich cake
sponge cake
wedding cake
yellow cake

Synonyms and antonyms of marble cake in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «marble cake» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MARBLE CAKE

Find out the translation of marble cake to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of marble 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 «marble cake» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大理石蛋糕
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pastel de mármol
570 millions of speakers

English

marble cake
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संगमरमर केक
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

كعكة الرخام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мраморный пирог
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bolo mármore
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মার্বেল কেক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gâteau de marbre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kek marmar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Marmorkuchen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マーブルケーキ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대리석 케이크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kue marmer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bánh bằng đá cẩm thạch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பளிங்கு கேக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संगमरवरी केक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mermer kek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

torta di marmo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ciasto marmuru
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мармуровий пиріг
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tort marmura
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μάρμαρο κέικ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

marmer koek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

marmor kaka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

marmor kake
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of marble cake

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MARBLE CAKE»

The term «marble cake» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.766 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MARBLE CAKE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about marble cake

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MARBLE CAKE»

Discover the use of marble cake in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to marble cake and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Marble Cake Cat
A cat unique for its markings tries to find someone who will care about it as an ordinary cat.
Marjorie N. Allen, Carl Allen, 1977
2
Jam Drops and Marble Cake
A timeless collection of over 130 tried-and-true recipes. Jam Drops and Marble Cake celebrates 60 successful years of the Cookery Competition held by The Land newspaper and the Country Women's Association of New South Wales.
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Jam Drops and Marble Cake: 60 Years of CWA Award-Winning Recipes
A timeless collection of over 140 tried-and-true recipes, celebrating 60 years of the cookery competition held by the Country Women's Association of New South Wales.
Country Women's Association of New South Wales Staff, 2012
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Marble Cake
Monica and Hank are part of a marble cake- an incomplete mixing of dark and light batters.only the support of friends and family and their love for each other help them endure the strain.
Edward G. Briscoe, 2000
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Easy Party Cakes: 30 Original and Fun Designs for Every Occasion
MADEIRA CAKE VARIATIONS CHOCOLATE MARBLE CAKE Before spooning the cake mixture into the tin, fold in 200g (7oz) of melted chocolate until marbled. Fold in completely for a light chocolate cake. CHOCOLATE ORANGE MARBLE ...
Debbie Brown, 2007
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The Art of the Dessert
CHOCOLATE MARBLE CAKE WITH MILK CHOCOLATE— CHIP ICE CREAM serves 10 to 12 For this recipe, I wanted a classic light, fluffy marble cake like the ones we all remember having as children. I researched old cookbooks for recipes  ...
Ann Amernick, 2007
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The Cake Mix Doctor
CHOCOLATE MARBLE CAKE WITH SHINY CHOCOLATE GLAZE MISSISSIPPI MUD CAKE. The trick to creating a marbled look in this chocolate cake is to gently drag the chocolate batter through the yellow batter with a knife until the batter is ...
Anne Byrn, 2003
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School's In: Federalism and the National Education Agenda
Ever since Grodzins (1966) coined the "marble cake" metaphor to extend the " layer cake" imagery of dual federalism, scholars have generally recognized that most policy areas in the United States involve actors from national and state (and  ...
Paul Manna, 2006
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The American System: A New View of Government in the United ...
Among the author's last comments was a certain measure of dissatisfaction with the marble cake analogy. Some of his disenchantment was undoubtedly due to sheer boredom with the term's overuse, but, more importantly, his new sense of ...
Morton Grodzins, Daniel Judah Elazar, 1966
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AP US Government & Politics, 5th Ed.
If the federal government's relationship with the state governments could be described as a layer cake in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, then with the onset of the New Deal, federalism could be classified as a marble cake.
Curt Lader, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MARBLE CAKE»

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Ice cream suits her fashion
She worked her way reverentially from deluxe marble cake to brioche, which she once woke up at 4 a.m. to make for a school bake sale. «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
2
Fond du Lac's newest bakery dream for husband-wife team
Jeanne mentioned they also make brown-eyed Susan cakes, a marble cake filled with caramel, topped with marshmallows and caramel glaze. «Fond du Lac Reporter, Jul 15»
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Sun City woman who lived under Nazi rule, proud to be an American
Then we were led into the entry hall which was huge and there was a table set” and ate marble cake and drank hot chocolate. “I'll never forget ... «YourWestValley.com, Jul 15»
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Petite chef Anis proves that size doesn't matter
Her mother would give each of them a different coloured bowls with different ingredients that when mixed together would make a marble cake. «Daily Express, Jul 15»
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Marble Cake [Vegan]
The perfect sweet treat to share with your friends over a cup of tea or coffee, to indulge in for a breakfast in bed kind of day, and by far my ... «One Green Planet, Jun 15»
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Congrats! Couple says 'I Do at the Zoo' LIVE on Fox 8
It was a four-tiered marble cake. You can see all sorts of web extras on our social media. We also provided updates, photos and video all ... «fox8.com, Jun 15»
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Milestones Area Agency on Aging
Monday: Mushroom steak, whipped potatoes w/ glaze, California mix vegetables, 7-grain bread, marble cake. Tuesday: Chicken patty on wheat ... «Muscatine Journal, Jun 15»
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Cake of the Day: Beehive Cake
Author and baker Zoë François' made this buzzy creation (she also brought us this chocolate marble cake earlier in our series.) Having been ... «Yahoo Food, Jun 15»
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Ruby Tandoh's Cinnamon Bake Recipes
This is just a simple marble cake, but with a chai spice mixture in place of the usual cocoa powder. You can bake it in a 20cm round tin, too, ... «NDTV, May 15»
10
Cake of the Day: Chocolate Marble Cake
We found today's cake on Zoe Bakes. It's run by Zoë François, and, well, she knows how to bake! François has authored two best-selling bread ... «Yahoo Food, Mar 15»

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