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upside-down cake
noun
: a cake baked with its batter covering an arrangement of fruit (such as pineapple) and served with the fruit side up
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Others communicate a new space between cultures: plantain upside-down cake, collard greens empanadas, and guava cream cheese doughnuts.
—Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
Or trompe l’oeil gifts of all varieties: There's an upside-down cake candle, a handblown glass camembert Christmas tree ornament from John Derian, and even a croissant lamp, made out of an actual croissant!
—Chloe Malle, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
Some baking recipes even call for a bit of pineapple (like pineapple upside-down cake).
—Brittany Lubeck, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2024
And who can go wrong with either the chocolate cake served with blackberry ice cream or pineapple upside-down cake partnered with dulce de leche ice cream?
—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 19 Sep. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined above
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“Upside-down cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upside-down%20cake. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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upside-down cake
noun
: a cake baked with a layer of fruit (as pineapple) on the bottom and served fruit side up
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