noun
- a cornmeal cake baked in hot ashes or coals, traditionally made in the southern United States
Usage: regional; historical
Examples
- The pioneers prepared ashcakes by wrapping cornmeal batter in corn husks and burying them in hot ashes.
- Ashcake was a staple food for settlers and enslaved people in colonial America.
- She learned to make ashcakes the old-fashioned way from her grandmother.
- The campfire was perfect for baking ashcakes during the outdoor gathering.
- Ashcakes provided a quick, filling meal when other cooking methods were unavailable.