Banbury cake


noun

a small, oval pastry containing currants, candied peel, honey, spices, etc., usually with three parallel cuts across the top.
Also called Banbury bun.

Origin of Banbury cake

1605–15; named after Banbury, where it was made

British Dictionary definitions for banbury cake

Banbury cake

noun

British a cake consisting of a pastry base filled with currants, raisins, candied peel, and sugar, with a crisscross pattern on the top