cheesecake
- noun
- /ˈtʃiːzkeɪk/
- After dinner, we indulged in a creamy slice of cheesecake topped with fresh strawberries.
- chocolate cheesecake
in North America. There's lots of Japanese cheesecake places near where I live
- in North America. There's lots of Japanese cheesecake places near where I live
- Eddie is eating a Cheesecake Factory cheesecake all by himself.
- Here's the fun fact about this Sam's Club cheesecake is my favorite dessert in the world.
- Have you ever seen those videos of tribal people eating cheesecake for the first time?
Examples
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Her tuna salad and his cheesecake were delivered and eaten absentmindedly.
Fiction book (1995) -
Do they actually make the cheesecakes at the Factory or what?
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Grace, I made your favorite honey cheesecake.
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I already know I want the cheesecake, the brownie cheesecake.
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So we have this no bake Jelly cheesecake, which is kind of incredible.
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We have chocolate chip cookies, cheesecake, and brownies.
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The waitress put Ruben's cheesecake down in front of him.
Fiction book (2000) -
Is this the chocolate caramelicious cheesecake made with Snickers?
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Angela's going to the Cheesecake Factory with Courtney and Taylor.
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Sophie brought Frank a piece of cheesecake, his favorite dessert, her special recipe with raspberries.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
A sweet baked food made from flour, sugar, eggs, and fat
A rich cake with dried fruit, nuts, and pieces of citrus peel, often served at holidays
A sweet biscuit or small cake served with fruit and whipped cream
A sweet cake with a thick crumbly topping often eaten with coffee
A sweet cake or bread often served with coffee
How Rich
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cheesecake is simply cheese + cake. It originally named a 'cake' made from soft 'cheese', which explains why the dessert is rich and creamy.