French cake
The crossword clue "French cake" is answered by GATEAU, a 6-letter entry. Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
GATEAU
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GATEAU answer page.
Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- GALETTE (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for GATEAU
Every other clue in this collection answered by GATEAU, most used first.
- Rich cake - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
- Light, custard-filled cake - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
- French pastry - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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- French - GALLIC, used 17 times
- French president's residence - ELYSEE, used 17 times
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