Pastry vs. Cake
Difference Between Pastry and Cake
Pastrynoun
A baked food group which contains items made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, napoleons, puff pastries, etc.
That pastry shop sells not just pastries, but all kinds of baked goods.Cakenoun
A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.
Pastrynoun
(uncountable) The type of light flour-based dough used in pastries.
Cakenoun
A small mass of baked dough, especially a thin loaf from unleavened dough.
an oatmeal cakea johnnycakePastrynoun
(obsolete) The place where pastry is made.
Cakenoun
A thin wafer-shaped mass of fried batter; a griddlecake or pancake.
buckwheat cakesPastrynoun
The act or art of making pastry.
Cakenoun
A block of any of various dense materials.
a cake of soapa cake of sandPastrynoun
a dough of flour and water and shortening
Cakenoun
(slang) A trivially easy task or responsibility; from a piece of cake.
Pastrynoun
any of various baked foods made of dough or batter
Cakenoun
(slang) Money.
Cakenoun
Used to describe the doctrine of having one's cake and eating it too, particularly regarding the UK’s approach to Brexit negotiations.
Cakeverb
(transitive) Coat (something) with a crust of solid material.
His shoes are caked with mud.Cakeverb
To form into a cake, or mass.
Cakenoun
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax);
a bar of chocolateCakenoun
small flat mass of chopped food
Cakenoun
made from or based on a mixture of flour and sugar and eggs
Cakeverb
form a coat over;
Dirt had coated her face
