Meanings
nounlayer cake (plural layer cakes)
plural layer cakes
- A cake consisting of multiple stacked sheets of cake, held together by frosting or jam, etc.
Synonyms: sandwich cake, sandwich
- A type of layering of materials, used in some nuclear bombs.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA cake consisting of multiple stacked sheets of cake, held together by frosting or jam, etc.
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Origin
From layer + cake, named for its appearance, coined c. 1873.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Danish lagkage
- lagkagetype of cake
Finnish täytekakku
- täytekakkutype of cake
German Sahnetorte
- Sahnetortetype of cake
Polish przekładaniec
- przekładaniectype of cake
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APA
layer cake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/layer%20cake
MLA
“layer cake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/layer%20cake. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “layer cake,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/layer%20cake.
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