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

1. cake containing shredded coconut in batter and frosting