Synonyms and antonyms of Cakes and biscuits in British Thesaurus

baking sheet (noun)

a baking tray

biscuit (noun)

British a type of small flat dry cake that is usually sweet and round. The usual American word is cookie

brandy snap (noun)

a sweet hard biscuit in the shape of a tube, flavoured with ginger

brownie (noun)

a type of flat chocolate cake, served in squares

bun (noun)

British a small round cake, especially with a sweet sticky surface

cake (noun)

a sweet food made by baking a mixture that usually contains sugar, eggs, flour, and butter or oil

cake mix (noun)

a powder that you add eggs and milk or water to and then bake in the oven to make a cake

centre (noun)

the middle of a chocolate, sweet, or cake

cheesecake (noun)

a type of cake made of biscuits, soft cheese, and sometimes fruit

Chelsea bun (noun)

a small round cake with dried fruit in it and sugar on the top

chocolate chip cookie (noun)

a type of biscuit that contains small pieces of chocolate

Christmas cake (noun)

British a heavy fruit cake eaten at Christmas in the UK

cone (noun)

a cone shape that you put ice cream in and eat

cookie (noun)

mainly American a small sweet biscuit

cornet (noun)

Britishold-fashioned a cone for ice cream

cracker (noun)

a type of thin dry hard biscuit often eaten with cheese

cream cracker (noun)

British a thin dry hard biscuit usually eaten with cheese

creampuff (noun)

a small light cake that is empty inside and can be filled with whipped cream

crispbread (noun)

British a thin hard biscuit made from rye or wheat

crumpet (noun)

British a flat round cake eaten hot with butter

cupcake (noun)

a small round cake with icing (=a thick sweet substance made from sugar) on top

Danish (noun)

informal a Danish pastry

Danish pastry (noun)

a flat sweet cake for one person, containing fruit and nuts and often with icing on the top

devil’s food cake (noun)

a type of chocolate cake often eaten in the US

digestive biscuit (noun)

in the UK, a type of biscuit that is made from wheat and is slightly sweet

duff (noun)

British a type of cake

Eccles cake (noun)

a type of small cake filled with dried currants (=fruit)

éclair (noun)

a type of cake shaped like a tube with chocolate on top and cream inside

fairy cake (noun)

British a small round cake, usually with icing on top

filling (noun)

the cream, fruit etc that forms the inside part of a cake or pie

flan (noun)

British a cake or pie without a top that has a filling of cheese, fruit, or vegetables

flapjack (noun)

British a biscuit made of oats, butter, and syrup

fortune cookie (noun)

a hard thin Chinese biscuit that has a piece of paper inside with a message about your future on it

fruitcake (noun)

a heavy cake containing dried fruit

gateau (noun)

a large cake decorated or filled with sweet foods such as fruit, cream, and chocolate

gingerbread (noun)

a type of cake made with ginger

gingerbread man (noun)

a biscuit with a ginger flavour in the shape of a person

ginger nut (noun)

a type of biscuit that has a strong ginger flavour

glacé icing (noun)

British a sugar layer for a cake that makes it look smooth and shiny

hot cross bun (noun)

a sweet cake for one person, marked with a small cross on the top and traditionally eaten at Easter

ice-cream cone (noun)

a hard thin biscuit shaped like a cone, that you can put ice cream in, or one of these with ice cream in it

macaroon (noun)

a type of biscuit made from sugar, egg white, and nuts

Madeira cake (noun)

British a type of pale yellow cake

muffin (noun)

a small sweet cake that often contains fruit

oatcake (noun)

a biscuit that people usually eat with cheese and other savoury foods, made from oats

pancake (noun)

a small thick round cake made in the same way

pastry (noun)

a type of cake made from sweet pastry

patisserie (noun)

the cakes that a patisserie sells

petit four (noun)

a type of small sweet cake or biscuit

piping (noun)

thin lines of cream, icing etc put on food as a decoration

pretzel (noun)

a type of cracker that people often eat between meals or with beer. It is baked in the shape of a stick or a knot and covered with salt.

profiterole (noun)

a small round pastry shaped like a small ball that is filled with cream and has chocolate on the top

rock cake (noun)

British a small hard cake with a rough surface that has dried fruit inside

sandwich (noun)

British a cake made of two layers with jam or cream in the middle

scone (noun)

a small soft cake that sometimes contains dried fruit. You usually eat scones with butter.

Scotch pancake (noun)

British a small thick flat round cake made of eggs, flour, and milk, usually eaten with butter

shortbread (noun)

a hard sweet biscuit made with a large amount of butter

shortcake (noun)

British shortbread

shortcake (noun)

a plain type of cake that is usually served with fruit and cream on top of it

simnel cake (noun)

British a type of cake containing dried fruit, traditionally eaten at Easter

sponge (noun)

British sponge cake

sponge cake (noun)

a very light type of cake made with flour, eggs, and sugar

swiss roll (noun)

British a cake made by rolling a thin flat cake with a sweet substance such as jam spread on top into a shape like a tube

teacake (noun)

British a type of small round cake with raisins in it

tray bake (noun)

a cake made on a baking tray and cut into square pieces

wafer (noun)

a very thin biscuit

waffle (noun)

a flat cake that has deep square marks on both sides

water biscuit (noun)

British a thin light biscuit that is often eaten with cheese