From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcheesecakecheese‧cake /ˈtʃiːzkeɪk/ noun 1 [countable, uncountable]DFF a cake made from a mixture containing soft cheese a slice of cheesecake2 [uncountable]TCP old-fashioned photographs of pretty women with few clothes on → beefcake
Examples from the Corpus
cheesecake• The waiter brought cheesecake and coffee.• I find myself diving into the chocolate caramel cheesecake.• After eight takes of a scene in which Sinatra had to eat cheesecake while Brando spoke, Sinatra finally lost his temper.• Neta, looking for a frozen cheesecake, picked out a coffeecake instead.• And that was just the case with this little saucer-shaped cheesecake.• To ring the changes, try orange or lime-flavoured jellies for the cheesecake.• We shared a piece of tiramisu cheesecake, and it was fabulous. 