ashcake

/ˈæʃˌkeɪk/
noun
  1. A type of bread or cake made from cornmeal and baked in hot ashes, often associated with traditional or outdoor cooking.
    • Grandma showed us how to make ashcake the old-fashioned way, using the fireplace ashes.
    • At the campfire, they cooked ashcake for dessert, and it had a smoky, earthy flavor.
    • The pioneers made ashcake by wrapping cornmeal dough in leaves and burying it in the coals.
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