Sentence examples for plain cake from inspiring English sources

It's a very plain cake — think pound cake — with subtle flavor, firm texture, minimum sweetness and the ability to be just right, no matter the moment.

His parents, Gerrie and Al Gis, pointed out that beneath the daffy colors, Magnolia cupcakes are simply plain cake topped with plain buttercream frosting -- nothing miraculous.

Place the plain cake layer on top of the green, brush with the remaining apricot jam, and top with the red layer.

And Mr. Lacroix is interested only in 20 minutes of mind expansion, showing you how, with a Regency striped coat exploding over an orange minislip or a coat made of strips of fur the color of Murano glass, you can be more than plain cake.

"Traditionally, if you went into a cafe, you'd see a bunch of old guys ordering pieces of plain cake and pouring shots of limoncello over the top," said Arthur Schwartz, the radio show host and author of "Naples at Table" (HarperCollins, 1998).

One plain Cake Munchkin is 50 calories with 30 of them from fat.

Start with plain cakes and pastries before graduating to fancier, more complicated versions.

Plain cakes can be bought and decorated by a skilled friends or family member, which will save a lot of money.

He bakes a plainer cake for the taste portion of the contest.

Greg Dawson of the Orlando Sentinel wrote that he would "bet dollars to plain-cake doughnuts (a Homer pet peeve) that even a fresh Simpsons won't come within five rating points of Cosby, which could get a 30 share in a power blackout".

There are kid-friendly plain yellow cake cupcakes with sugary frosting and more sophisticated cupcakes such as the gooey German chocolate variety (both $2.75).