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Kiev cake

Kiev cake noun: a Ukrainian dessert cake having two layers of meringue with hazelnuts, chocolate glaze, and a buttercream-like filling.

Noun

Kiev cake (plural Kiev cakes)

  1. A Ukrainian dessert cake having two layers of meringue with hazelnuts, chocolate glaze, and a buttercream-like filling.
    • A Soviet person brought face-to-face with a Kiev cake felt like a Hamelin rat, who instead of the Piper's flute suddenly heard the “Triumphal March” from Aida.2018, Sergey Grechishkin, Everything is Normal: The Life and Times of a Soviet Kid, page 80

Forms of Kiev cake

pluralKiev cakes

Origin of Kiev cake

Brand name, from its place of manufacture.

Questions about Kiev cake

What does Kiev cake mean?
Kiev cake means a Ukrainian dessert cake having two layers of meringue with hazelnuts, chocolate glaze, and a buttercream-like filling.
What part of speech is Kiev cake?
Kiev cake is a noun.
What is the plural of Kiev cake?
The plural of Kiev cake is Kiev cakes.

Words near Kiev cake in the dictionary

  1. kiester
  2. kiesters
  3. Kieu
  4. Kieus
  5. kiev
  6. Kiev cake
  7. Kiev cakes
  8. Kiev Rus
  9. Kiev-style chicken
  10. Kiev-style chicken cutlet
  11. Kiev-style cutlet

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