Meanings
nounmarble cake (countable and uncountable, plural marble cakes)
plural marble cakes
- countableuncountableA cake with two or more colors of ingredients which give a marble pattern to its interior.
Origin
From marble + cake, named for its resemblance to the stone marble.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 雲石蛋糕 /云石蛋糕
- 雲石蛋糕 /云石蛋糕 (wan⁴ sek⁶ daan⁶ gou¹)cake with two or more colours
Chinese Mandarin 大理石蛋糕
- 大理石蛋糕 (dàlǐshí dàngāo)cake with two or more colours
Danish marmorkage
- marmorkagecake with two or more colours
Finnish tiikerikakku
- tiikerikakkucake with two or more colours
German Marmorkuchen
- Marmorkuchencake with two or more colours
Irish císte marmarach
- císte marmarachcake with two or more colours
Italian torta marmorizzata
- torta marmorizzatacake with two or more colours
Japanese マーブルケーキ
- マーブルケーキ (māburu kēki)cake with two or more colours
Korean 마블 케이크
- 마블 케이크 (mabeul keikeu)cake with two or more colours
Polish ciasto marmurkowe
- ciasto marmurkowecake with two or more colours
Spanish torta marmolada
- torta marmoladacake with two or more colours
Swedish tigerkaka
- tigerkakacake with two or more colours
Cite this entry
APA
marble cake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marble%20cake
MLA
“marble cake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marble%20cake. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marble cake,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marble%20cake.
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