shortcake

shortcake
/shawrt"kayk'/, n.
1. a cake made with a relatively large amount of butter or other shortening.
2. a dessert made of short, sometimes sweetened, biscuit dough baked or split in layers, with a filling or topping of strawberries or other fruit.
[1585-95; SHORT + CAKE]

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