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battercake

battercake

4.6
A thin flat cake you make from batter and fry on both sides like a pancake
  • noun
  • /ˈbætərˌkeɪk/
  • US
translation icon : tortita
  • She served blueberry battercakes with maple syrup for breakfast.

Examples

  • The children enjoyed flipping battercakes on the hot griddle.

  • It's easy to make battercakes with just flour, milk, and eggs.

  • I love a fluffy battercake for breakfast.

  • Can you make battercakes for the party?

  • It's easy to make battercakes with just flour, milk, and eggs.

  • She served blueberry battercakes with maple syrup for breakfast.

  • The children enjoyed flipping battercakes on the hot griddle.

Synonyms

pancake
vsbattercake
316 1.0

A thin, flat fried cake made from batter often eaten for breakfast

is described as a similar griddle-made cake rather than that exact term
hotcake
vsbattercake
  • US
12 1.0

A thin round cake made from batter and cooked on a pan, often served for breakfast

is the same type of griddle cake described more generally rather than that name
flapjack
vsbattercake
  • UK
8 1.6

A thin flat cake you fry on both sides from batter, often eaten for breakfast

is the general product that this regional label refers to
potato pancake
vsbattercake
3 1.3

A thin round fried food made from grated potato, egg, and a little flour

is the batter-based griddle cake rather than a grated vegetable version
buttermilk pancake
vsbattercake
1 1.0

A light, fluffy pancake made with buttermilk

is the basic griddle-made cake without specifying that ingredient or texture
French pancake
vsbattercake
1 3.5

A very thin pancake rolled, sometimes folded with sweet or salty filling

is similar in being a fried batter cake but is thicker and not folded
griddlecake
vsbattercake
1 3.9

A flat round cake like a pancake cooked on a hot griddle

is the same basic form but presented as a similar variety
buckwheat pancake
vsbattercake
1 3.0

A thin, flat cake made from buckwheat flour often eaten for breakfast

is the general griddle cake not limited to that specific flour
buckwheat cake
vsbattercake
1 4.5

A thin pancake made with buckwheat flour often served for breakfast

is the broad class of griddle cakes that includes that flour variety
flapcake
vsbattercake
8.3

A thin flat cake you make from batter and fry on both sides in a pan

is called by comparison to that griddle-made cake rather than a different item
hot cake
vsbattercake
  • US
1.0

A flat round cake made from thin batter and cooked on both sides on a hot pan

is presented as a comparable griddle-made cake rather than that hot-serving label
flannel cake
vsbattercake
  • US
5.5

A thin pancake fried on both sides and often served for breakfast

is noted as similar to that breakfast version rather than a different dish
flannel-cake
vsbattercake
  • Archaic
7.7

A thin flat cake cooked on a hot pan like a pancake

is presented as the general form similar to that breakfast variant
Scotch pancake
vsbattercake
  • UK
3.9

A small, thick pancake cooked on a griddle and often eaten for breakfast or tea

is the broader griddle-made cake usually flatter and poured thinly
sea pancake
vsbattercake
8.3

A savory pancake that has seafood like shrimp and crab

is the plain batter cake similar in form but not focused on seafood

Surface Forms

battercake singular
battercakes plural

Morphology

battercake = batter + cake (transparent) = batter + cake

The meaning is clearly derived from 'batter' and 'cake', indicating a cake made from batter.

Etymology

Battercake starts with batter and ends with cake. Batter is a thin, wet mix whose name comes from a word meaning 'to beat', and cake means 'a small baked or fried sweet', so a battercake is a 'cake' made from batter and fried on a griddle, much like a pancake.