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Banbury cake

Banbury cake noun: a spiced, currant-filled, flat pastry cake similar to an Eccles cake, but more oval in shape.

Noun

Banbury cake (plural Banbury cakes)

  1. A spiced, currant-filled, flat pastry cake similar to an Eccles cake, but more oval in shape.
    • Didcot had one definite pleasure. We knew that little boys would be going up and down the platform singing out, "Banbury cakes! Banbury cakes!" And mother would crane out and buy some, just to encourage the crew.1948 November and December, “By Broad Gauge to Cornwall”, in Railway Magazine, page 357
    Synonyms:
    Banbury tart

Synonyms of Banbury cake

Forms of Banbury cake

pluralBanbury cakes

Origin of Banbury cake

Originally made in Banbury, Oxfordshire.

Questions about Banbury cake

What does Banbury cake mean?
Banbury cake means a spiced, currant-filled, flat pastry cake similar to an Eccles cake, but more oval in shape.
What part of speech is Banbury cake?
Banbury cake is a noun.
What is the plural of Banbury cake?
The plural of Banbury cake is Banbury cakes.

Words near Banbury cake in the dictionary

  1. Banburies
  2. Banburismus
  3. Banburist
  4. Banburists
  5. Banbury
  6. Banbury cake
  7. Banbury cakes
  8. Banbury mixer
  9. Banbury mixers
  10. Banbury stories
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