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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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 Here's a quick look at how to make this strawberry upside-down cake recipe. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2024 Look no further — Chef Tyler Florence shows us how to bake desserts on the grill with a strawberry upside-down cake that will impress everyone at your next cookout. Alexandra Banner, CNN, 2 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for upside-down cake 

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of upside-down cake was in 1925

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“Upside-down cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upside-down%20cake. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

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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