butter cake
butter cake — noun
1. a type of cake made using solid fat such as butter or margarine instead of relyi
a type of cake made using solid fat such as butter or margarine instead of relying mostly on eggs for structure, giving it a dense, moist texture and a rich flavour — unlike the light, airy texture of sponge cake
Min baked a butter cake for her grandmother's birthday party last weekend.
The bakery on Main Street sells the best butter cake in town with vanilla frosting.
collocation: bake / sell a butter cake
Stefan's recipe for butter cake uses yogurt to make the texture even softer.
Eric prefers butter cake over sponge cake because it stays fresh for several days.
The children helped their mother frost the butter cake with chocolate icing.
- pound cake
butter cake is a broader term that may use different proportions of fat, sugar, and eggs than a traditional pound cake
- shortening cake
a broader term that includes butter cake as well as cakes made with other solid fats like margarine or lard
- sponge cake
a light, airy cake made primarily with whipped eggs and little or no fat, opposite in texture to butter cake