CAKE


Meaning of CAKE in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ home-made

▪ moist , rich , sticky ( esp. BrE )

a rich, moist fruit ~

▪ almond , carrot , chocolate , cream ( esp. BrE ), fruit , lemon , etc.

▪ angel food ( AmE ), pound ( AmE ), sponge

▪ layer

▪ birthday , Christmas ( esp. BrE ), wedding

I blew out the candles on my birthday ~.

… OF CAKE

▪ piece , slice

He cut her a slice of ~.

VERB + CAKE

▪ eat , have

▪ bake , make

▪ decorate , frost ( esp. AmE ), ice

▪ cut

The bride and groom cut the wedding ~.

CAKE + NOUN

▪ crumbs

She brushed some ~ crumbs off her lap.

▪ recipe

▪ mix , mixture ( BrE )

a packet of ~ mix ( BrE )

a box of ~ mix ( AmE )

Pour the ~ mixture into a bowl.

▪ pan ( AmE ), tin ( BrE )

▪ stand

▪ shop ( esp. BrE ), stall ( BrE )

II.

verb

Cake is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ blood

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .