noun

plumcake

plum cake, fruitcake

She baked a delicious plumcake for dessert.

She baked a delicious plum cake for dessert.

((a/the)) plumcake a cake made with plums I would like a slice of plumcake.

Synonyms: plum cake (two words)

A compound word from 'plum' and 'cake'. Historically, 'plum' could refer to any dried fruit, hence the British meaning of fruitcake.

Literally a 'cake' with 'plums'. Note that in the US it's often written as two words: 'plum cake'.

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