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Definition of Layer cake
1. Noun. Cake having layers held together by a sweet filling and usually covered with frosting.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Layer Cake
Literary usage of Layer cake
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Rumford Complete Cookbook by Lily Haxworth Wallace, Rumford Chemical Works (1908)
"Bake about twenty minutes in layer-cake pans, putting the layers together with
... layer cake No. 1 2 cups sugar. 2 teaspoons Rumford Baking % cup butter. ..."
2. The Home Cook Book: A Collection of Practical Receipts by Expert Cooks (1905)
"This receipt makes a good-sized loaf or a large layer cake, using only the whites
of two eggs, a very satisfactory item in these days of high prices. ..."
3. United States Colonies and Dependencies, Illustrated: The Travels and by William Dickson Boyce (1914)
"MANILA is a layer cake. The caramel-colored Malays form the bottom layer. The next
filler is sixteenth- century Spanish. Then comes the blend of these, ..."
4. The Picayune Creole Cook Book (1922)
"A layer cake. (See recipe.) 1 Cup of Powdered Sugar. 1 Cup of Milk or Water.
4 Ounces of Chocolate. The Whites of 2 Eggs. Make a layer culu. ..."
5. Good Things to Eat, as Suggested by Rufus: A Collection of Practical Recipes by Rufus Estes (1911)
"CREAM CAKE OR PIE—This recipe makes a simple layer cake to be filled in various
... CREAM layer cake—Cream one-quarter cup of butter well with one cup of ..."
6. Good-living: A Practical Cookery-book for Town and Country by Sara Van Buren (1890)
"layer cake NO. II. 3 eggs, beaten whiles and yolks apart. ... Make 4 layers of
layer cake No. II. (see receipt), grating into the batter the rind of 1 ..."
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