Shortcake

Shortcake
Shortcake Short"cake`, n. An unsweetened breakfast cake shortened with butter or lard, rolled thin, and baked. [1913 Webster]

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  • Shortcake — is a sweet biscuit (in the American sense: that is, a crumbly, baking soda or baking powder leavened bread, known in British English as a scone), and a dessert made with that biscuit.Shortcake is typically made with flour, sugar, baking powder or …   Wikipedia

  • Shortcake — à la fraise Un shortcake est un petit gâteau britannique accompagnant généralement le thé …   Wikipédia en Français

  • shortcake — [shôrtkāk΄] n. 1. a) a crisp, light biscuit traditionally served with fruit, whipped cream, etc. as a dessert b) any sweet cake, as spongecake, served thus as a dessert 2. such a dessert [strawberry shortcake] …   English World dictionary

  • Shortcake — Este artículo está huérfano, pues pocos o ningún artículo enlazan aquí. Por favor, introduce enlaces hacia esta página desde otros artículos relacionados …   Wikipedia Español

  • shortcake — [[t]ʃɔ͟ː(r)tkeɪk[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Shortcake is the same as shortbread. [BRIT] 2) N UNCOUNT Shortcake is a cake or dessert which consists of a crisp cake with layers of fruit and cream. [mainly AM] ...desserts like strawberry shortcake and… …   English dictionary

  • shortcake — short|cake [ ʃɔrt,keık ] noun uncount 1. ) AMERICAN a plain type of cake that is usually served with fruit and cream on top of it: strawberry shortcake 2. ) BRITISH SHORTBREAD …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Shortcake (gâteau) — Shortcake Shortcake à la fraise Un shortcake est un petit gâteau. Le plus connu est le shortcake à la fraise …   Wikipédia en Français

  • shortcake — noun Date: 1594 1. a crisp and often unsweetened biscuit or cookie 2. a. a dessert made typically of very short baking powder biscuit dough spread with sweetened fruit b. a dish consisting of a rich biscuit split and covered with a meat mixture …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • shortcake — /shawrt kayk /, n. 1. a cake made with a relatively large amount of butter or other shortening. 2. a dessert made of short, sometimes sweetened, biscuit dough baked or split in layers, with a filling or topping of strawberries or other fruit.… …   Universalium

  • shortcake — noun a) A sweet biscuit typically made with flour, sugar, salt, butter, milk or cream, and sometimes eggs, and leavened with baking powder or baking soda …   Wiktionary

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