| 单词 | lady cake |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslady cake lady cake n. U.S. (now chiefly historical) a type of white cake similar to a pound cake, but made with egg whites rather than whole eggs, and typically flavoured with ground almonds and rose water. ΚΠ 1834 Lady's Bk. Oct. 192/1 Lady Cake. The whites only of sixteen eggs... Two ounces of shelled bitter almonds... Three wine glasses of rose water... This cake when properly made, and well-baked is beautifully white. 1926 H. E. Rives Compl. Bk. Etiquette (1934) x. 125 Usually [sc. after a christening] there is an informal reception, with iced white ‘lady cake’ decked with sugar roses. 2004 Oxf. Encycl. Food & Drink in Amer. 159/1 Lady cake was essentially a pound cake made with egg whites rather than whole eggs..and hauntingly flavored with bitter almonds pounded to a paste with rose water. < as lemmas |
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