seed cake

Spiced tea bread

Seed cake is a cake flavored with caraway seeds, traditionally associated with British baking.

The seeds give it a distinctive anise-like taste.

Once common at tea time and harvest celebrations, seed cake has become old-fashioned: My grandmother still makes seed cake from her mother's recipe.

baking

caraway

Aromatic culinary seed

  • flourMilled grain powder
  • batterUncooked cake mixture
  • eggsReproductive cells in shells

butter · sugar · loaf · mixing · recipe · oven · whisk · leavening · measuring · spatula

flavor

caraway

Aromatic culinary seed

  • aniseedLicorice-flavored spice kernel
  • fennelLicorice-tasting culinary herb
  • citrusAcidic fruits with segments

lemon · orange · nutmeg · cinnamon · cardamom · almond · ginger · clove · aroma · spiced

confection

treat

Something pleasantly special

snack · sponge · loaf · delicacy · accompaniment · serving · wedge · platter · tiered · sweetmeat

texture

crumbly

Prone to fragmenting

coarse · buttery · firm · tender · spongy · airy · fluffy · friable · rich · heavy

tradition

Victorian

Of a prim era

heritage · classic · homemade · vintage · historic · time-honored · Madeira · English · afternoon tea · parlor

Categories
Opposites
flavor profile

seed cakefruit cake

Dense sweet with preserved bits

savory pastry · meat pie · Victoria sponge · savory · chocolate cake

course/meal category

seed cakemain course

Primary dish served

savory · meat · roast dinner · vegetables · steak

culinary style

seed cakecronuts

Deep-fried layered pastry rings

naked cake · rainbow cake

Family

seed, cake, seeds, cakes, seeded, caked, seeding, seedless, seeder

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G