Cake

As a noun, cake is a sweet baked food made from flour, sugar, eggs, and fat, often layered or frosted. As a verb, it means to cover something with a thick layer of a substance.

From Old Norse 'kaka' meaning 'cake,' brought into English by Viking influence. Early cakes were more like dense breads or flattened loaves. Over time, with sugar and baking advances, 'cake' became the light, sweet dessert we think of today.