Banbury cake

English

Etymology

Originally made in Banbury, Oxfordshire.

Noun

Banbury cake (plural Banbury cakes)

1. A spiced, currant-filled, flat pastry cake similar to an Eccles cake, but more oval in shape.

   Synonym: Banbury tart

   • 1948 November and December, “By Broad Gauge to Cornwall”, in Railway Magazine, page 357:

     Didcot had one definite pleasure. We knew that little boys would be going up and down the platform singing out, "Banbury cakes! Banbury cakes!" And mother would crane out and buy some, just to encourage the crew.