Meaning
A small, hard, craggy little cake — the 'rock cake' or rock bun — made from a stiff spiced dough studded with raisins or mixed peel, baked in rough lumps that look like little rocks, with a firm, crumbly bite. A cheap and cheerful staple of the Jamaican bakery and corner shop, the rock cake is eaten as a snack with a cup of tea, and its plain, filling, long-keeping nature made it a favourite for generations of schoolchildren and workers.
Examples
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Buy a rock cake an a box drink.
Buy a rock cake and a boxed drink.
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Di rock cake hard but it full a raisin.
The rock cake is hard but it's full of raisins.
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Rock cake nice wid a cup a tea.
Rock cake is nice with a cup of tea.
Origin
From 'rock' (its craggy shape) + 'cake'; a hard spiced fruited bun. See [[bulla]], [[spice-bun]].
How it’s used
A small hard craggy spiced fruit cake/bun. See [[bulla]], [[spice-bun]].