noun
plural cakes
a sweet baked food made from a mixture of flour, sugar, and other ingredients (such as eggs and butter) [count]
[count] :a mixture of food that has been shaped into a ball or a flat round shape and baked or fried
[count] :something that is shaped like a rectangular block
[noncount] US informal :something that is very easy to do
a slice of the cake
Brit :a portion or share of something
have your cake and eat it too
US or Brit have your cake and eat it
to have or enjoy the good parts of something without having or dealing with the bad parts
icing on the cake
take the cake
chiefly US :to win the prize in a contest - used to describe something that is extremely surprising, foolish, annoying, etc.
verb
cakes; caked; caking
[+ obj] :to cover something with an outer layer that becomes hard as it dries - usually used as (be) caked
[no obj] :to become dry and hard