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cheesecake

cheesecake

68 1.0
A sweet creamy cake made with cream cheese on a crumb base
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃiːzkeɪk/
translation icon : tarta de queso
  • 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

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Examples

  • 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?

  • Grace, I made your favorite honey cheesecake.

  • I already know I want the cheesecake, the brownie cheesecake.

  • So we have this no bake Jelly cheesecake, which is kind of incredible.

  • We have chocolate chip cookies, cheesecake, and brownies.

  • The waitress put Ruben's cheesecake down in front of him.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Is this the chocolate caramelicious cheesecake made with Snickers?

  • Angela's going to the Cheesecake Factory with Courtney and Taylor.

  • Sophie brought Frank a piece of cheesecake, his favorite dessert, her special recipe with raspberries.

    Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

cake
vscheesecake
850 1.0

A sweet baked food made from flour, sugar, eggs, and fat

is a specific creamy dessert served on a crumbly biscuit or pastry base
fruitcake
vscheesecake
25 1.4

A rich cake with dried fruit, nuts, and pieces of citrus peel, often served at holidays

focuses on a creamy cheese filling and crumbly base rather than dense fruit and nuts
shortcake
vscheesecake
11 2.4

A sweet biscuit or small cake served with fruit and whipped cream

is a creamy dessert on a crumbly base rather than a split biscuit with fruit
crumb cake
vscheesecake
  • US
2 2.0

A sweet cake with a thick crumbly topping often eaten with coffee

has its crumbly layer below a creamy filling rather than on top
coffeecake
vscheesecake
1 2.5

A sweet cake or bread often served with coffee

is usually served as a dessert rather than a coffee accompaniment

How Rich

gateau
1 7.2
baklava
8 6.0
cheesecake
68 1.0
fruit tart
1 1.8
sorbet
16 2.7

Surface Forms

cheesecake singular
cheesecakes plural

Morphology

cheesecake = cheese + cake (transparent) = cheese + cake

A direct compound of 'cheese' + 'cake' referring to the literal dessert; meaning follows straightforwardly from the components.

Etymology

Cheesecake is simply cheese + cake. It originally named a 'cake' made from soft 'cheese', which explains why the dessert is rich and creamy.