types:
baba
a small cake leavened with yeast
cheesecake
made with sweetened cream cheese and eggs and cream baked in a crumb crust
coconut cake
cake containing shredded coconut in batter and frosting
crumb cake
cake or coffeecake topped with a mixture of sugar and butter and flour
crumpet
a thick soft cake with a porous texture; cooked on a griddle
cupcake
small cake baked in a muffin tin
Eccles cake
a flat round cake of sweetened pastry filled with dried fruit
fruitcake
a rich cake containing dried fruit and nuts and citrus peel and so on
gateau
any of various rich and elaborate cakes
sponge cake
a light porous cake made with eggs and flour and sugar without shortening
bridecake,
wedding cake
a rich cake with two or more tiers and covered with frosting and decorations; served at a wedding reception
pound cake
rich loaf cake made of a pound each of butter and sugar and flour
layer cake
cake having layers held together by a sweet filling and usually covered with frosting
torte
rich cake usually covered with cream and fruit or nuts; originated in Austria
petit four
small (individual) frosted and ornamented cake
prune cake
moist cake containing prunes that have been made into a puree
savarin
a sponge cake baked in a ring mold
honey cake
a spicy cake partially sweetened with honey
marble cake
made of light and dark batter very lightly blended
genoise
rich and delicate Italian sponge cake
teacake
any of various small cakes or cookies often served with tea
biscuit,
cookie,
cooky
any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term)
friedcake
small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat
waffle
a batter cake baked and pressed between two patterned metal plates
rock cake
a small cake with a hard surface said to resemble a rock
babka
a coffee cake often flavored with chocolate, nuts, or dried fruit
Christmas cake
a rich fruitcake (usually covered with icing and marzipan) and eaten at Christmas
simnel
a fruitcake (sometimes covered with almond paste) eaten at mid-Lent or Easter or Christmas
Swiss roll,
jellyroll
thin sheet of sponge cake spread with jelly and then rolled up to make a cylindrical cake
Twinkie
a small sponge cake with a synthetic cream filling
Sally Lunn
a flat round slightly sweet teacake usually served hot
brownie
square or bar of very rich chocolate cake usually with nuts
macaroon
chewy cookie usually containing coconut shavings
kiss
a cookie made of egg whites and sugar
anise cookie
cookie made without butter and flavored with anise seed
refrigerator cookie
dough formed into a roll and chilled in the refrigerator then sliced and baked
fruit bar
cookies containing chopped fruits either mixed in the dough or spread between layers of dough then baked and cut in bars
fortune cookie
thin folded wafer containing a maxim on a slip of paper
doughboy
a rounded lump of dough that is deep-fried and served as hot bread
cruller,
twister
a small cake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnuts
fritter
small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables
blini,
bliny
Russian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast; usually served with caviar and sour cream
blintz,
blintze
a thin pancake folded around a filling and fried or baked
german pancake,
pfannkuchen
puffy mildly sweet lemon-flavored egg mixture sprinkled with confectioners' sugar and served with jam or a wine or fruit sauce
Belgian waffle
thick sweet waffle often eaten with ice cream or fruit sauce
coffee ring
ring-shaped coffeecake with fruits or nuts and often iced
wafer
a small thin crisp cake or cookie
tortilla
thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour