kitchen cake

noun

An undecorated wedding cake (or similar) designed to be cut into slices for distribution, with the individual servings matching those cut from the decorated cake (unless the decorated cake is a dummy cake).

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Meanings

nounkitchen cake (countable and uncountable, plural kitchen cakes)

plural kitchen cakes

  1. countableuncountableAn undecorated wedding cake (or similar) designed to be cut into slices for distribution, with the individual servings matching those cut from the decorated cake (unless the decorated cake is a dummy cake).

Origin

So called because it is kept in the kitchen until cut and served.

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APA

kitchen cake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kitchen%20cake

MLA

“kitchen cake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kitchen%20cake. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kitchen cake,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kitchen%20cake.

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