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SHORTCAKE
shortcake
(noun) very short biscuit dough baked as individual biscuits or a round loaf; served with sweetened fruit and usually whipped cream
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
shortcake (countable and uncountable, plural shortcakes)
A sweet cake or biscuit (crumbly leavened bread) typically made with flour, sugar, salt, butter, milk or cream, and sometimes eggs, and leavened with baking powder or baking soda.
A dessert made with such a cake, typically having layers of cream and fruit.
Source: Wiktionary
Short"cake`, n.
Definition: An unsweetened breakfast cake shortened with butter or lard, rolled thin, and baked.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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