simnel cake

ˈsɪmnəl keɪk

Definition

Definition of simnel cake - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

dessert

Rare

rich fruit cake with marzipan eaten at Easter

Rare

We enjoyed a slice of simnel cake on Easter Sunday.
Simnel cake is a traditional Easter treat in our family.
They baked a simnel cake to celebrate the holiday.

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rich fruit cake with marzipan eaten at Easter

Expressions with cake

diaper cake

stack of diapers shaped like cake for gifting

We brought a diaper cake to the baby shower.

have one's cake and eat it

enjoy two desirable things that usually cannot coexist

She wants to have her cake and eat it by working less and earning more.

icing on the cake

something that makes a good situation even better

Winning the award was the icing on the cake for her career.

piece of cake

something very easy to do

Finishing the puzzle was a piece of cake for her.

slice of the cake

share of something valuable or desirable

Everyone wanted a slice of the cake from the profits.

a share of the cake

part of something valuable divided among participants

The team members all wanted a share of the cake.

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French:gâteau simnel, ...
German:Simnelkuchen, ...
Italian:torta simnel, ...
Spanish:pastel de Pascua, ...
Portuguese:bolo simnel, ...
Chinese:复活节蛋糕, ...
Japanese:シムネルケーキ, ...
Arabic:كعكة سيمネル, ...
Hebrew:עוּגַת סִימְנֶל, ...
Russian:пасхальный торт, ...
Ukrainian:великодній торт, ...
Hindi:सिमनेल केक, ...
Bengali:সিমনেল কেক, ...
Catalan:simnel, ...
Czech:velikonoční ovocný koláč s marcipánem, ...
Danish:simnelkage, ...
Dutch:simnelcake, ...
Greek:κέικ σίμνελ, ...
Hungarian:húsvéti marcipános gyümölcstorta, ...
Khmer:នំផ្លែឈើមានជាតិខ្លាញ់ គ្របដោយម៉ាស៊ីប៉ាន សម្រាប់បុណ្យអ៊ីស្ទើរ, ...
Korean:심넬 케이크, ...
Persian:کیک سیمنل, ...
Polish:ciasto simnel, ...
Portuguese (BR):bolo simnel, ...
Romanian:prăjitură simnel, ...
Swedish:simnelkaka, ...
Thai:เค้กซิมเนล, ...
Turkish:simnel keki, ...
Vietnamese:bánh simnel, ...

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