Victoria sponge cake
Victoria sponge cake noun: synonym of Victoria sponge.
Noun
Victoria sponge cake (countable and uncountable, plural Victoria sponge cakes)
- Synonym of Victoria sponge.
- They ordered soda scones and sandwiches, Victoria sponge cake and cling peaches, choux pastries and flapjacks, Bakewell tart and trifle with extra cream.1999, Geraldine McCaughrean, “Devil Take the Hindmost”, in The Stones Are Hatching, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, published 2000, →ISBN, page 70
- We're juggling teacups and Victoria sponge cakes and all the trappings of civilised gentility, but while it's all smooth and untroubled above the sofa, below it's another matter: he's paddling his feet so violently, I slightly fear for the carpet.2012 February 11, Carole Cadwalladr, “Melvyn Bragg: 'I'm a class mongrel' – interview”, in The Observer, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Oct 2015
- Synonyms:
- Victoria sponge
Examples of Victoria sponge cake in a sentence
- You’ll want to make her recipes for lemon drizzle cake and Victoria sponge cake this weekend for sure.2016 October 19, Sam Sifton, “Bake-Off!”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from...
- For coronation food, shops are offering crown-topped sausage rolls and crown-topped pork pies and crown-topped Victoria sponge cake.2023 April 21, Jennifer Hassan, “King Charles coronation souvenirs: The most popular, elaborate, awkward”, in The Washington Post...
Synonyms of Victoria sponge cake
Forms of Victoria sponge cake
| plural | Victoria sponge cakes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Victoria spongecake |
Origin of Victoria sponge cake
After Queen Victoria, who preferred this cake with her afternoon tea.
Questions about Victoria sponge cake
- What does Victoria sponge cake mean?
- Victoria sponge cake means synonym of Victoria sponge.
- How do you use Victoria sponge cake in a sentence?
- You’ll want to make her recipes for lemon drizzle cake and Victoria sponge cake this weekend for sure.
- What part of speech is Victoria sponge cake?
- Victoria sponge cake is a noun.
- What is the plural of Victoria sponge cake?
- The plural of Victoria sponge cake is Victoria sponge cakes.
Words near Victoria sponge cake in the dictionary
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