princess cake
princess cake noun: a Swedish layer cake with layers of airy sponge, pastry cream, and whipped cream, covered in usually green marzipan.
Noun
princess cake (countable and uncountable, plural princess cakes)
- A Swedish layer cake with layers of airy sponge, pastry cream, and whipped cream, covered in usually green marzipan.
- But as a product of the European country with the highest rating for gender equality between men and women, princess cake is more subversive than its smooth marzipan surface might suggest. […] Princess cake went on to become the iconic Swedish dessert, one served at birthdays, graduations and...2025 July 12, Lois Beckett, “It’s sexy! It’s Swedish! It’s everywhere! How princess cake conquered America”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Forms of princess cake
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Origin of princess cake
Calque of Swedish prinsesstårta.
Questions about princess cake
- What does princess cake mean?
- Princess cake means a Swedish layer cake with layers of airy sponge, pastry cream, and whipped cream, covered in usually green marzipan.
- What part of speech is princess cake?
- Princess cake is a noun.
- What is the plural of princess cake?
- The plural of princess cake is princess cakes.
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