cake
A sweet food made from a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and butter that is baked in an oven. It is usually served as a dessert or for special celebrations like birthdays.
Exemples
3 sur 5I ate a delicious slice of chocolate cake after dinner.
I ate a tasty piece of chocolate dessert after my evening meal.
The wedding cake was a magnificent five-tier masterpiece decorated with white roses.
The large marriage dessert was a grand five-level creation with floral decorations.
Wanna grab some cake and coffee later?
Do you want to get some dessert and coffee later today?
Famille de mots
Astuce mémo
Visualize a birthday party: The word CAKE starts with a 'C' like the 'Candles' you put on top of it.
Quiz rapide
My grandmother is going to ___ a delicious lemon cake for my graduation.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : bake
Exemples
I ate a delicious slice of chocolate cake after dinner.
everydayI ate a tasty piece of chocolate dessert after my evening meal.
The wedding cake was a magnificent five-tier masterpiece decorated with white roses.
formalThe large marriage dessert was a grand five-level creation with floral decorations.
Wanna grab some cake and coffee later?
informalDo you want to get some dessert and coffee later today?
The chemical reaction of baking powder causes the cake to rise during heating.
academicThe science behind baking powder makes the dessert expand in the oven.
We ordered a large sponge cake for the company's 10th-anniversary celebration.
businessThe office bought a big light dessert for the business anniversary party.
Famille de mots
Collocations courantes
Phrases Courantes
piece of cake
something that is very easy to do
the icing on the cake
something that makes a good situation even better
to have your cake and eat it too
to have two good things at the same time that are impossible to have together
Souvent confondu avec
A cookie is usually small, flat, and crunchy, while a cake is soft, larger, and moist.
Bread is usually savory and eaten as a staple food, whereas cake is sweet and eaten as a treat.
Notes d'usage
The word 'cake' can be countable when referring to the whole item ('I bought two cakes') or uncountable when referring to the substance ('Would you like some cake?').
Erreurs courantes
Learners often say 'make a cake' for everything, but specifically use 'bake' when talking about the cooking process in the oven.
Astuce mémo
Visualize a birthday party: The word CAKE starts with a 'C' like the 'Candles' you put on top of it.
Origine du mot
From the Old Norse word 'kaka', which referred to a small flat loaf of bread.
Modèles grammaticaux
Contexte culturel
In many Western cultures, it is traditional to serve a cake with lit candles during birthday celebrations while singing 'Happy Birthday'.
Quiz rapide
My grandmother is going to ___ a delicious lemon cake for my graduation.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : bake
Grammaire lie
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