queen cake
/ˈkwin ˌkeɪk/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "To make Queens Cakes. Take a Pound of dry'd Flovver, a Pound of refin'd Sugar ſifted, and a Pound of Currans vvaſh'd, pick'd, and rubb'd clean, and a Pound of Butter vvaſh'd very vvell, and rub it into the Flovver and Sugar, vvith a little beaten Mace, and a little Orange-Flovver VVater; beat ten Eggs, but half the VVhites, vvork it all vvell together vvith your Hands, and put in the Currans; ſift over it double-refin'd Sugar, and put them immediately into a gentle Oven to bake."
- "Hal, who was waſteful even in his good-nature, threw a whole queen-cake to the dog, who ſwallowed it for a ſingle mouthful. […] [H]e ate and ate, as he walked along, till at laſt he ſtopped, and ſaid, "This bun taſtes ſo bad after the queen-cakes, I can't bear it!""
- "QUEEN CAKE. Beat one pound of butter to cream, with some rose-water, one pound of flour dried, one pound of sifted sugar, twelve eggs, beat all well together; add a few currants washed and dried; butter small pans of a size for the purpose, grate sugar over them; they are soon baked."
- "I'm quite ready when I'm done eating this one queen-cake more."
- "Lily was so surprised she sat down on a warm queen's cake that happened to be near, […]"
- "I will have queen cakes when you come to me!"
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkwin ˌkeɪk/
- British English: /ˈkwiːn keɪk/