shortcake
noun
short·cake
ˈshȯrt-ˌkāk 
1
: a crisp and often unsweetened biscuit or cookie
2
a
: a dessert made typically of very short baking-powder-biscuit dough spread with sweetened fruit
b
: a dish consisting of a rich biscuit split and covered with a meat mixture
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Fans indulged in the strawberry shortcake McFlurry in April 2023 and the peanut butter crunch McFlurry in August 2023, but both were only on the menu for a limited time.
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Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
As for the strawberry shortcake biscuit, which is one of Holmes' favorite desserts, what stood out to me was the subtle sweetness and silkiness of the cream and the slight saltiness of the biscuit.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 7 May 2024
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Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
As for the strawberry shortcake biscuit, which is one of Holmes' favorite desserts, what stood out to me was the subtle sweetness and silkiness of the cream and the slight saltiness of the biscuit.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 7 May 2024
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shortcake
noun
short·cake
-ˌkāk
: a dessert made of rich biscuit dough baked and served with sweetened fruit
strawberry shortcake
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