nutcake

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A cake made with nuts

: pastel de nueces

Examples

Have you ever tried nutcake with chocolate frosting?
I baked a delicious nutcake for the party.
She baked a delicious nutcake for the holiday party.
The bakery sells a popular walnut nutcake every winter.
She baked a delicious nutcake for the birthday celebration, packed with walnuts and almonds.
The coffee shop offers a variety of treats, including a rich nutcake that customers love.
For dessert, we enjoyed a moist nutcake made with hazelnuts and a touch of honey.

nutcake

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nutcake singular

nutcakes plural

nutcake = nut + cake (transparent) = nut + cake

A straightforward compound of 'nut' + 'cake' referring literally to a cake made with nuts, so the meaning is directly recoverable from the parts.

Nutcake is simply nut + cake. It means a cake made with nuts like walnuts or pecans, so the name tells you the main ingredient.