gateau n. (Cookery) Any of various rich and elaborate cakes, particularly a light sponge cake having a rich filling or rich icing, such as gateau foret noire (Black Forest Cake).
... is applicable to a preparation composed of various ingredients, as appareil de gateau (mixture ... — The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 355, October 16, 1886 • Various Read full book for free!
... When we had finished putting up our tents, we lay down for a late lunch of bully-beef sandwiches and cake and watched Mademoiselle and the family digging the field. Then at the other's instigation I offered Mademoiselle a piece of the cake you sent me as my "gateau de marriage," telling her I had been married vingt-cinq anees. It is always well to conciliate the native. To-night I went to tea with the Battalion, several spare officers have arrived out from our depot Battalion. They all have tents ... — Letters from France • Isaac Alexander Mack Read full book for free!
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