cakey
Thick, dry texture
Cakey describes a texture resembling cake—dry, crumbly, or thick in an undesirable way.
Makeup that looks cakey has settled into lines or appears heavy and unblended: Her foundation went cakey by afternoon.
Baked goods can be cakey when they're denser or drier than intended.
The word almost always signals something has gone wrong.
Annual date of origin
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- layeredHaving multiple levels
- frostingSweet cake covering
buttercream · sponge · chocolate · red velvet · carrot · pound · angel food · tiered
Containing much sweetener
- frostedCovered with icy film
- icedCooled with cubes
- glazedCoated with shiny finish
- syrupyExcessively sweet or sentimental
honeyed · saccharine · cloying · rich · decadent · indulgent · treacly · candied
birthday
Annual date of origin
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- layeredHaving multiple levels
frosting · buttercream · sponge · chocolate · red velvet · carrot · pound · angel food · tiered · fondant
fluffy
Soft and light-textured
dense · airy · light · tender · velvety · pillowy · soft · porous · springy · fine-grained
sugary
Containing much sweetener
syrupy · honeyed · saccharine · cloying · rich · decadent · indulgent · treacly · candied · confectionery
foundation
Underlying support structure
coverage · streaky · patchy · settling · creasing · heavy · buildup · oxidizing · thick · uneven
batter
Uncooked cake mixture
eggs · whisk · sift · preheat · recipe · measuring · pan · grease · leavening · fold
- makeup slangbeat, beat face, contour, contouring, cut crease
- bread texturescrusty, soft, chewy, fluffy, dense
- birthday cakeFrosted celebratory pastry
- piece of cakeIdiomatic easy task
- chocolate cakeBaked cocoa dessert
- wedding cakeTiered matrimonial dessert
- icing on the cakePleasant additional benefit
- cake mixPre-measured baking powder blend
cake, pancake, cakes, pancakes, cupcake, fruitcake, caked, cupcakes, cheesecake