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