cherry bakewell

plural cherry bakewells

1. countableuncountableAlternative letter-case form of cherry Bakewell (“cherry Bakewell tart”).

   She always ate when she was depressed. Biscuits, chocolate, raw spaghetti, even Mr Kipling’s cakes, and especially his cherry bakewells.

   1988, Ann Oakley, “Secret Agents”, in The Men’s Room, London: Flamingo, published 1989, →ISBN, page 239

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   When the idea of the visitors’ centre was first floated, Manny realised that they would need a lot of tools and had contacted his wife, Mrs Jenny Durban, asking her to bake some basic tools into cakes and get them over to the prison. So far all she’d managed to bring in was a handful of rivets pressed into some cherry bakewells.

   2002, Harry Hill, “Lady Aitken Bakes Exceedingly Good Cakes”, in Last Flight from Deathrow, London: Time Warner Paperbacks, →ISBN, page 118

   For pity’s sake, if you can spend thirty-two years believing you’re human, kidding other humans into believing you’re human, a little tidying-up’s going to be a slice of cherry bakewell.

   2002, Tom Holt, chapter 15, in Falling Sideways, London: Orbit, →ISBN, page 295

   These aren't ordinary doughnuts, either - Siop Shop's flavours have included millionaire shortbread, lemon meringue, cherry bakewell and even a collaboration bake with beer in it.

   2020 February 16, Emily Heward, Daisy Jackson, “The A to Z of restaurants from around the world in Manchester”, in Manchester Evening News, archived from the original on 16 Feb 2020

plural cherry Bakewells · alternative cherry bakewell

1. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of cherry Bakewell tart.

   There was rock to brace his feet against, and he powered up the rope, fuelled by joy, hope and a small piece of cherry Bakewell.

   2014, Tom Holt, chapter 35, in The Outsorcerer’s Apprentice, London: Orbit, →ISBN, page 323

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   Even that well known Derbyshire delicacy, Bakewell pudding, was only available as a packaged Cherry Bakewell, probably made in some huge factory on an industrial estate in Merseyside.

   2008 August 12, John Dunstan, “Introduction”, in Old Derbyshire Desserts: Traditional Cakes, Puddings and Biscuits of Derbyshire, [Morrisville, N.C.]: Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 6