tea-cake

Despite his busy lifestyle, every morning he served her a cup of tea in bed with a toasted Scottish tea-cake spread with blackcurrant jam – all good SCWS produce.

Family life 2012

We kibbutzed kibbitzed, we typed, and we shared her very tasty tea-cake.

Tuesday valkryor 2007

I glance judiciously and catch him biting at a round of hot buttered tea-cake, with his eyes on me.

Twelve Stories and a Dream, by H. G. Wells Herbert George 2006

He has just gonged, no doubt to order another buttered tea-cake!

Twelve Stories and a Dream, by H. G. Wells Herbert George 2006

The tea-things were already laid, and the tea-cake was already baked; for it would at any rate be necessary to give Mr. Dunn his tea.

Tales of all countries 2004

They seemed to have taken up that position, as far apart as the seat would permit, so that they need not look at each other too much; and they were eating and drinking rather than talking — Soames with his air of despising the tea-cake as it disappeared, Jolyon of finding himself slightly amusing.

In Chancery 2004

It had been one of the original sins of Camilla and Arabella French that they would declare at her tea-table that they had dined late and could not eat tea-cake.

He Knew He Was Right 2004

The dumpy lady with the broad back ate tea-cake incessantly; the two daughters looked scornful, as though they were above their company with reference to the five pupils; and the five pupils themselves sat in a row with the utmost propriety, each with her hands crossed on her lap before her.

Tales of all countries 2004

Charan adored the clotted cream, as did Sia and Singhe; the latter swarmed up her skirt into her lap to lick their paws and faces clean as Rajah picked at the last tea-cake.

The Serpent's Shadow Lackey, Mercedes 2001

Soon they were all sitting round the tea-table at Kirrin Cottage, and their Aunt Fanny was handing round plates of her nicest scones and tea-cake.

Five Fall Into Adventure Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1950