layer cake

noun

chiefly US
: a cake made of more than one layer

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While ignorance of the law may not be a valid defense in court, for the average person or small business owner, this layer cake of regulations makes ignorance inevitable. Patrick A. McLaughlin, The Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2024 The resulting blasts pulverized the structure, and smashed the roof and floor of the four-story building next door like a fist punching layer cake. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024 What Makes This Cake Special The Ingredient List There’s really no other layer cake like a Hummingbird Cake, even if it is often considered similar to carrot cake. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2024 According to this idea, the human brain evolved in three layers—one for instincts and urges, one for emotion and one for rationality—arranged like a layer cake. Lisa Feldman Barrett, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for layer cake 

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“Layer cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/layer%20cake. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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