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noun
A soft, muffin-sized, often heart-shaped cake, particularly popular in the 18th century, containing currants and flavoured with mace and sometimes lemons or oranges, which may be topped with chocolate or shredded coconut.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
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Synonyms: heart cake
Antonyms: none provided
History
From queen + cake.
Across languages
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
