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chocolate cake

chocolate cake

41 1.0
A cake made with chocolate and served as a dessert
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃɔkəlɪt keɪk/
translation icon : pastel de chocolate
  • I just made David a chocolate cake.

But overall, this chocolate cake recipe was the best tasting today.

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Examples

  • My mother used to make the most delicious chocolate cake for special occasions.

  • My abuelita used to make the most delicious jalapeno chocolate cake you ever had.

  • Would you like a piece of chocolate cake?

  • Should we get a good chocolate cake?

  • - My mother used to make the most delicious chocolate cake.

  • How many of you have had the chocolate cake with the sauce inside?

  • Aren't you going to have some chocolate cake?

  • Pauline is holding a beautiful chocolate cake covered with candles.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • I eat two pieces of chocolate cake while Ron sips a warm soda.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Ever wonder if it's possible to bake a gluten-free chocolate cake that's actually tasty?

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Synonyms

devil's food cake
vschocolate cake
  • US
1 3.2

A very dark, rich chocolate cake that is moist and has a strong chocolate taste

is a broader chocolate dessert with milder flavor and less guaranteed moistness

How Chocolatey

chocolate cake
41 1.0
marble cake
1 1.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

chocolate + cake

The meaning 'a cake made with chocolate' is directly compositional from 'chocolate' (the ingredient/flavor) + 'cake' (a sweet baked dessert). This is a common noun-noun compound pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the combined meaning.

Etymology

Chocolate cake comes from the simple picture of a cake made with chocolate. Imagine warm melted chocolate poured over a sponge, so the name tells you it is 'a sweet dessert with chocolate'.