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Cake

Scope note

Any of a variety of sweet, relatively rich quick breads, shortened or unshortened, typically made with flour, sugar, leavening, liquid, and flavoring, and usually shaped by the tin in which it is baked.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000255019

Broader Terms used

bread

Equivalent Terms used

cakes (food)

Created

13yrs ago

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