seedcake

[ seed-keyk ]

/ ˈsidˌkeɪk /

a sweet cake containing aromatic seeds, usually caraway.

Origin of seedcake

First recorded in 1565–75; seed + cake

The Duke of Pemberwell gasped, and nearly choked on his seed-cake.

The Tigress |Anne Warner
She took a chair near him, and breaking a seed-cake began eating it.

The Pomp of the Lavilettes, Complete |Gilbert Parker
Bread and honey and little strawberries were their morning fare, and in the evening they had seed-cake and dewberry wine.

The Happy Hypocrite |Max Beerbohm
When Nina sat up again her seed-cake was gone and the duke was chuckling.

The Tigress |Anne Warner

She had given young Lucretia's head a hard pat when she bestowed the seed-cake, and bade her eat it and go right to sleep.

Young Lucretia and Other Stories |Mary E. Wilkins

seedcake

/ (ˈsiːdˌkeɪk) /

a sweet cake flavoured with caraway seeds and lemon rind or essence