1cake 
/ˈkeɪk/ noun
plural cakes /ˈkeɪk/ noun 1 : a sweet baked food made from a mixture of flour, sugar, and other ingredients (such as eggs and butter) [count] ▪ I made/baked three cakes for the party. ▪ He blew out the candles on his birthday cake. ▪ a wedding cake [noncount] ▪ a slice/piece of chocolate cake — often used before another noun ▪ (US) a cake pan = (Brit) a cake tin ▪ cake mix [=a combination of all the dry ingredients needed to make a cake] — see picture at baking; see also fruitcake, pound cake, sponge cake, tea cake, upside-down cake 2 [count] : a mixture of food that has been shaped into a ball or a flat round shape and baked or fried
▪ crab/clam/rice cakes ▪ potato cakes — see also fish cake, pancake 3 [count] : something that is shaped like a rectangular block
▪ a cake of soap = a soap cake 4 [noncount] US, informal : something that is very easy to do
▪ That test was cake. — see also piece of cake
▪ crab/clam/rice cakes ▪ potato cakes — see also fish cake, pancake
▪ a cake of soap = a soap cake
▪ That test was cake. — see also piece of cake
a slice of the cake
Brit : a portion or share of something
▪ My business partner agreed to split the profits equally, but I know he wanted a bigger slice of the cake. [=piece/slice/share of the pie]
▪ My business partner agreed to split the profits equally, but I know he wanted a bigger slice of the cake. [=piece/slice/share of the pie]
have your cake and eat it too (US) or Brit have your cake and eat it
: to have or enjoy the good parts of something without having or dealing with the bad parts
▪ They seem to think they can have their cake and eat it too by having excellent schools for their son without paying high taxes.
▪ They seem to think they can have their cake and eat it too by having excellent schools for their son without paying high taxes.
icing on the cake — see icing
take the cake
chiefly US : to win the prize in a contest — used to describe something that is extremely surprising, foolish, annoying, etc. ▪ You've done some silly things, but this one really takes the cake! [=(Brit) takes the biscuit] [=this is the silliest thing you have ever done]
