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Washington pie noun[ C ] uk /ˌwɒʃ.ɪŋ.tən ˈpaɪ/ us /ˌwɑː.ʃɪŋ.tən ˈpaɪ/ a soft cake made with eggs, sugar, flour, and a type of fat such as butter. It is made in two layers with jam between them and sometimes has icing (= a sweet food made from sugar and water or sugar and butter) on top: They each had a big slice of Washington pie. My dad's version of Washington pie has chocolate buttercream on top. Don't be confused, a Washington pie is not a pie but a very tasty kind of cake. You can use any filling for Washington pie, but I like to use cranberry jam. I've got into the habit of making a Washington pie on Presidents' Day. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Cakes angel food cake angelica bake sale baked goods Bakewell pudding cupcake devil's food cake donut donut hole doughnut macaroon Madeira cake madeleine malt loaf marble cake simnel cake sponge cake sponge finger sticky bun stollen |