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lane cake

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables
lane -cake
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bourbon-laced sponge cake with fruit, traditional in the American South.

Etymology

According to food scholar Neil Ravenna, the inventor was Emma Rylander Lane, of Clayton, Alabama, who won first prize with it at the county fair in Columbus, Georgia.

Synonyms

Alabama Lane cake prize cake

Questions

What does lane cake mean?
A bourbon-laced sponge cake with fruit, traditional in the American South.
Where does lane cake come from?
According to food scholar Neil Ravenna, the inventor was Emma Rylander Lane, of Clayton, Alabama, who won first prize with it at the county fair in Columbus, Georgia.

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