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Diminutive dessert?
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shortcake
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Shortcake is a sweet cake or biscuit (in the American sense: that is, a crumbly bread that has been leavened with baking powder or baking soda ). Shortcake is typically made with flour , sugar , baking powder or soda, salt , butter , milk or cream , and ...
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n. very short biscuit dough baked as individual biscuits or a round loaf; served with sweetened fruit and usually whipped cream
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ strawberry shortcake
Usage examples of shortcake.
TO NOBODY DIANE MOTT DAVIDSON COLD BUFFET FOR FORTY Poached salmon Mayonnaise mixed with wild Maine blueberries Asparagus vinaigrette with minced tomatoes Wild rice salad Herb rolls and honey muffins Strawberry shortcake buffet Vouvray, lemonade, coffee and tea -1- Catering a wake was not my idea of fun.
They were moving on toward strawberry shortcake, made with tasteless imported strawberries, but that was what Little Charlie wanted, and Darcourt was trying to prime the pump of her memory.
He found a slightly tatty sofa in front of one window, and ordered a hot chocolate with two choc-chip and hazelnut shortcakes from the teenage waitress.
Klara knew that the little crescent shaped shortcakes were Werner's favourite.
Lots of old men and women are busily polishing off their strawberry shortcakes and soda pop at the picnic tables, and the piano-playing gent in the straw boater and red sleeve garters comes to the end of "Heart and Soul," ba bump ba bump ba ba bump bump bump, no finesse but plenty of volume, closes the lid of the upright, and stands up to a scattering of applause.
Levy had made strawberry shortcake for lunch, and nobody had eaten it because of the accident with Edmunds.
The women from the kitchen have begun to circulate through the tables with big black garbage bags, for soon they must retire to their domain to prepare the evening's great feast of potato salad, mashed potatoes, creamed potatoes, baked beans, Jell-O salad, marshmallow salad, and whipped-cream salad, plus of course more mighty strawberry shortcake!
Which I'll claim when you've tasted my strawberry shortcake and peach pie.