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election cake

American  

noun

New England Cooking.

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

Etymology

Origin of election cake

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805

Example Sentences

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Mrs. Leverett was baking bread and making pies and a large cake full of raisins that Betty had seeded, which went by the name of election cake.

From A Little Girl in Old Boston by Douglas, Amanda Minnie

Commencement, election, and training days were in high favor, and every good housewife baked election cake, and every voter felt entitled to a half-holiday at least.

From A Little Girl in Old Boston by Douglas, Amanda Minnie

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