ashcake

noun
UK /ˈæʃkeɪk/
US /ˈæʃkeɪk/

A flat bread baked in the hot ashes of a fire.

Grandpa cooked an ashcake over the campfire for us.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A simple cornmeal bread traditionally baked by Native Americans in hot ashes.

The settlers learned to make ashcake from their neighbors.

3. Any small round bread cooked directly on hot coals or ashes.

She wrapped the dough in leaves and made an ashcake.

4. A rustic bread associated with camp cooking and outdoor meals.

We ate ashcake with butter after hiking all day.