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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