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yeast cake
noun
- a small cake of compacted yeast for baking or the like.
- a cake or sweet bread containing yeast as a leavening agent.
yeast cake
noun
- living yeast cells compressed with starch into a cake, for use in baking or brewing
Word History and Origins
Origin of yeast cake1
Example Sentences
She has baked Christmas cookies, no-bake chocolate oatmeal cookies, date and nut bread, nut rolls, yeast cake, peach cobbler, snickerdoodle cookies, blueberry pie and cheese dip.
At his suggestion, she spent the next few years apprenticing for pastry chef George Keller, who ran a guesthouse near her vacation home and taught her to make yeast cakes, croissants, tarts and other treats.
And taking a yeast cake a day “will keep influenza away,” the Times-Union said.
“And why throw away the yeast cakes?” demanded Cecile, in amused wonder.
Dissolve the yeast in the water, adding a little more water if necessary, and rubbing the yeast cake with a spoon until thoroughly dissolved.
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