election cake

noun

, New England Cooking.

1. a spicy fruitcake baked in loaves: formerly served on town meeting days after the voting.

Word History and Origins

Origin of election cake¹

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805

Example Sentences

Election cake is fruity, spicy and was baked before the American Revolution.

From New York Times

Republican propagandists want to have their "rigged election" cake, but be able to pretend to be serious people in mainstream politics.

From Salon

But in the past few years, especially during the 2016 election, the special Election Cake made a resurgence with bakeries vowing to “Make America Cake Again.”

From Fox News

Susannah Gebhart, baker and owner of Ashville, N.C., outpost Old World Levain Bakery, is credited with coining the phrase, and was joined in 2016 by San Francisco café Craftsman + Wolves’ owner William Werner, as well as other bakers, in a push to bring Election Cake back.

From Fox News

If you’re having a hard time deciding how to treat yourself after waiting in long lines at the voting polls, perhaps Election Cake should be in your future.

From Fox News