wheat cake

noun

1. a pancake made of wheat flour.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wheat cake¹

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75

Example Sentences

Is their popular crunchy masala dosa and the signature steamed wheat cake, rava idli, worth all that?

From Seattle Times

Makgeolli is one drink in a family of Korean rice brews that can all be made by roughly the same process: Steam rice, mix it with water and nuruk, a wheat cake fermentation starter, and let the microbes go to work.

From Los Angeles Times

But a whole wheat cake and Meyer lemon tart made by the pastry chef Laurel Almerinda provided a simple and satisfying finale. 

From New York Times

At times barley and dried fish, lotus seed always, rarely a wheat cake, never flesh, beer, or wine.

From Project Gutenberg

Of course it was not long before the men who had charge of the dungeon discovered that the dragons were dead, but they were so filled with admiration of Bevis’s courage that they kept his counsel, and let down into his prison daily a good portion of wheat cake, so that he managed to keep himself alive.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• cake
• crepe
• waffle