teacake

[ tee-keyk ]

/ ˈtiˌkeɪk /

a small cake, cookie, tart, or the like, for serving with tea or punch.

(in England) a light, flat, sweet cake with raisins, usually buttered and served hot with tea.

Origin of teacake

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; tea + cake

Us loved to hunt for turkey nests 'cause dey give us a teacake for evvy turkey egg us fetched in.

Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume IV, Georgia Narratives, Part 1 |Work Projects Administration
When I went to tell them tea was ready, and there was a teacake, Dora was crying like anything and Alice hugging her.

The Story of the Treasure Seekers |E. Nesbit
He had always been such a boy for teacake, and then when one went out specially and got him one——!

Kipps |H. G. Wells
I laughed, and asked whether our teacake was ready, and looked out of the window.

Willing to Die |Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

teacake

/ (ˈtiːˌkeɪk) /

British a flat cake made from a yeast dough with raisins in it, usually eaten toasted and buttered