friedcake

Thân thiện

A baker places freshly made friedcakes on a wire rack to cool.

Definition

Noun: A small, sweet cake that is deep-fried in fat or oil. It typically comes in shapes such as rings, twists, balls, or strips.

Examples

• The bakery is famous for its fresh, sugary friedcakes.
• For breakfast, he had coffee and a friedcake shaped like a twist.
• These friedcakes are best eaten warm.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used generically for various regional fried dough confections, which may have more specific names like doughnuts, crullers, or beignets in different contexts.
• It can describe both plain and sugared or glazed varieties.

Variants and Related Words

• Doughnut (Donut): A more common specific term for a ring-shaped or filled friedcake.
• Cruller: A friedcake often shaped in a twist or braid.
• Fritter: A piece of fruit, vegetable, or meat coated in batter and deep-fried; related in cooking method.
• Fried dough: A general term for the concept.

Synonyms

• Doughnut
• Cruller
• Fritter (in some contexts)
• Fried dough pastry

Related Phrases

• Friedcake shop: A bakery or stall specializing in fried pastries.
  • We stopped at the old friedcake shop on the corner.

Học thuật

Noun

1. small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat