Etymology From tea + cake. Pronunciation Audio (General Australian):(file) Noun teacake (plural teacakes) (British) A flat, round bread bun, usually containing currants, sultanas or peel and often served toasted and buttered with tea. (US) A traditional cookie. (Australia) A sweet cake, sometimes sprinkled with cinnamon and caster sugar, often served warm. Derived terms chocolate teacake Related terms tea break Translations flat, round bun German: Rührkuchen (de) m Irish: císte tae m, cáca tae m, cáicín tae m Polish: keks (pl) m Swedish: tekaka (sv) c See also coffee cake crumpet muffin