cake doughnut; old-fashioned doughnut
Refers to a doughnut made with a cake-like batter (using baking powder) rather than yeast. Often contrasted with ファッションドーナツ (yeast doughnut).
See also: ファッションドーナツ
I ate a cake doughnut for breakfast.
The cake doughnuts at this shop are crispy on the outside.
Variant with interpunct; less common but seen in some contexts.
Loanword from English 'cake doughnut'.