ashcake
- noun
- /ˈæʃˌkeɪk/
- US
:
torta de ceniza
Examples
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Except for cush-cush and ashcake.
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In the summer, we enjoyed the traditional dish of ashcake baked in the hot ashes of the fire.
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She prepared ashcake by wrapping cornbread in cabbage leaves before placing it in the coals.
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At the family gathering, everyone raved about the delicious ashcake that had been cooked underground.
Synonyms
1
2.2
A baked dish of corn, cream, and eggs served as a side dish
1
2.0
A flat food like a pancake made from cornmeal and cooked on a pan
1
3.9
A flat round cake like a pancake cooked on a hot griddle
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8.2
A type of cornbread wrapped in leaves and baked in hot ashes
A cornbread cake wrapped in cabbage leaves and baked in hot ashes
A small flat cake made from ground corn, usually fried or baked and served as a side
A soft baked food made from ground corn like a pudding that people eat with a spoon
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ashcake is a literal name made from ash 'the grey powder left by a fire' and cake 'a small baked bread'. It comes from a simple Southern cooking method: early settlers wrapped corn dough in leaves and baked it in hot ashes, so the word tells you exactly how this cornbread was made.