phrase General Slang

bumpy cake

· phrase · midwest

Detroit's devil's food cake with buttercream 'bumps' under a chocolate ganache shell.

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A Detroit-original dessert from Sanders Confectionery: devil's food cake, parallel ridges of vanilla buttercream piped across the top, then the whole thing draped in chocolate fudge ganache that hardens over the bumps. Birthday cake of choice for generations of Michigan kids.

“Mom picked up a bumpy cake from Sanders for his birthday.”
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bumpy cake In A Sentence

Mom picked up a bumpy cake from Sanders for his birthday.

Origin & Usage

Created by Sanders Candy in Detroit in 1913 and trademarked by the company; still made today by Sanders/Morley.

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