coconut cake
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Definition
Noun: A type of cake that incorporates shredded or desiccated coconut into its batter and is typically finished with a frosting that also contains coconut.
Usage
This term refers specifically to a dessert item. It is a countable noun. * For her birthday, she requested a homemade coconut cake. * The bakery is famous for its moist and flavorful coconut cake. * Would you like a slice of coconut cake?
Advanced Usage
- As a characterizing element: The term can be used to specify the type of cake in a broader context, such as a "coconut cake recipe" or "coconut cake layers."
Variants and Related Words
- Coconut (noun): The large brown seed of a tropical palm, consisting of a hard shell lined with edible white flesh and containing a clear liquid. This is the primary ingredient.
- Cake (noun): An item of soft, sweet food made from a mixture of flour, fat, eggs, sugar, and other ingredients, baked and often decorated.
Synonyms
- Coconut dessert: A more general term for any sweet dish featuring coconut.
- Layer cake (with coconut): Describes the structure when the cake has multiple layers with coconut frosting.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- A piece/slice of cake: While this is a common idiom meaning "something very easy," in the literal context of coconut cake, it refers to a serving portion.
- Literal: She saved me the last piece of coconut cake.
- Idiomatic: The math test was a piece of cake.
Noun
- cake containing shredded coconut in batter and frosting