Ash Cake (Noun)
Meaning
Corn bread wrapped in cabbage leaves and baked in hot ashes (southern).
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- The traditional southern dish of ash cake was a staple at family gatherings and picnics.
- She remembered her grandmother teaching her how to make ash cake, a recipe passed down through generations.
- The smoky flavor of the ash cake was a perfect complement to the sweet tea they served at the barbecue.
- After hours of baking in the hot ashes, the corn bread was transformed into a crispy, golden-brown ash cake.
- The old cookbook included a recipe for ash cake, a forgotten dish that was once a mainstay of southern cuisine.