heavy cake

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Etymology[edit]

Folk-etymological alteration of hevva cake; ultimately from Cornish hedva (swarm, shoal).

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Noun[edit]

heavy cake (plural heavy cakes)

  1. A cake of Cornish origin, made with flour, lard, butter, milk, sugar, and raisins.