fairy cake

IPA/ˈfeəri keɪk/
IPA/ˈferi keɪk/

fairy cake — 名詞

1. a small, light sponge cake that sits inside a pleated paper case and has a thin

1.名詞A2
釋義

仙女蛋糕

英國傳統小型糖霜蛋糕

a small, light sponge cake that sits inside a pleated paper case and has a thin spread of icing on top — a traditional British teatime treat, often finished with sprinkles, a glacé cherry, or a dusting of sugar.

例句

Mayumi's grandmother baked a batch of fairy cakes for the school bake sale.

Mayumi 的奶奶烤了一批仙女蛋糕拿到學校的義賣會上賣。

bake + fairy cakes for [event]

With a careful hand, Harper spread pink icing over the top of each fairy cake.

Harper 小心翼翼地將粉色糖霜抹在每個仙女蛋糕上。

collocation: spread icing over a fairy cake

同義詞
  • cupcake

    the American equivalent, often larger and topped with piped frosting rather than flat icing

  • patty cake

    an older British term for the same cake, less common today

  • butterfly cake

    a fairy cake whose top is cut off, split, and placed back as 'wings' with filling in between

文法句型

a fairy cake

fairy cakes in the plural

用法筆記

In British English, 'fairy cake' refers specifically to a light sponge with a flat, iced top — distinct from the taller, piped-frosting style of the American cupcake. The term is less familiar in the US, where 'cupcake' is standard.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a fairy cake from the American bakery.
✅I bought a cupcake from the American bakery.
💡In the US, 'fairy cake' is rarely used; 'cupcake' is the expected word.
❌The fairy cake had thick, swirled frosting on top.
✅The fairy cake had a flat layer of icing on top.
💡Fairy cakes traditionally have a thin, flat icing spread, not a tall swirl of frosting.

2. the British name for what is more widely called a 'cupcake' — a very small, roun

2.名詞A2
釋義

杯子蛋糕

等同 cupcake 的英式說法

the British name for what is more widely called a 'cupcake' — a very small, round cake baked in a cup-shaped paper or foil container, typically finished with a layer of sweet icing or frosting.

例句

Imani asked the baker whether this small iced cake is called a fairy cake or a cupcake.

Imani 問麵包師傅這種小蛋糕叫做 fairy cake 還是 cupcake。

ask + whether [term A] or [term B]

When Luca moved to London, he learned that a fairy cake is the British name for a cupcake.

Luca 搬到倫敦後才發現，fairy cake 就是英國人對 cupcake 的說法。

the British name for a [equivalent term]

同義詞
  • cupcake

    the dominant term in American English and increasingly international usage

  • patty cake

    an older synonym still heard in parts of Britain

文法句型

a fairy cake

known as a fairy cake

用法筆記

This sense is used mainly in cross-dialectal reference and language-teaching contexts to highlight the British–American lexical difference. In everyday British speech, 'fairy cake' is used naturally without comparing it to the word 'cupcake'.

常見錯誤

❌A fairy cake is a different recipe from a cupcake.
✅A fairy cake is the British term for what Americans call a cupcake.
💡The recipes are essentially the same; the difference is regional vocabulary.