Washington pie

noun

An American cake made originally of two yellow sponge layers filled with jam and dusted with powdered sugar, later a chocolate-covered pastry filled with cream and sometimes with additional flavorings.

Meanings

nounWashington pie (countable and uncountable, plural Washington pies)

plural Washington pies

  1. countableuncountableAn American cake made originally of two yellow sponge layers filled with jam and dusted with powdered sugar, later a chocolate-covered pastry filled with cream and sometimes with additional flavorings.
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