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butterfly cake

butterfly cake noun: a cupcake whose top section is cut out and replaced on a layer of butter cream, etc. in the approximate shape of a butterfly's wings.

butterfly cake: a cupcake whose top section is cut out and replaced on a layer of butter cream, etc. in the...
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Noun

butterfly cake (plural butterfly cakes)

  1. A cupcake whose top section is cut out and replaced on a layer of butter cream, etc. in the approximate shape of a butterfly's wings.

Forms of butterfly cake

pluralbutterfly cakes

Questions about butterfly cake

What does butterfly cake mean?
Butterfly cake means a cupcake whose top section is cut out and replaced on a layer of butter cream, etc. in the approximate shape of a butterfly's wings.
What part of speech is butterfly cake?
Butterfly cake is a noun.
What is the plural of butterfly cake?
The plural of butterfly cake is butterfly cakes.

Words near butterfly cake in the dictionary

  1. butterfly blenny
  2. butterfly bomb
  3. butterfly bombs
  4. butterfly bush
  5. butterfly bushes
  6. butterfly cake
  7. butterfly cakes
  8. butterfly chair
  9. butterfly child
  10. butterfly children
  11. butterfly clam

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