layer cake

noun

chiefly US

: a cake made of more than one layer

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While ignorance of the law may not be a valid defense in court, for the average person or small business owner, this layer cake of regulations makes ignorance inevitable. —

Patrick A. McLaughlin, The Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2024 The resulting blasts pulverized the structure, and smashed the roof and floor of the four-story building next door like a fist punching layer cake. —

Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024 What Makes This Cake Special The Ingredient List There’s really no other layer cake like a Hummingbird Cake, even if it is often considered similar to carrot cake. —

Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2024 According to this idea, the human brain evolved in three layers—one for instincts and urges, one for emotion and one for rationality—arranged like a layer cake. —

Lisa Feldman Barrett, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for layer cake