How to Use cakey in a Sentence

cakey

adjective
  • The sheer wash of color looks youthful and fresh—not cakey.
    — Shalwah Evans, Glamour, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Wondering why your under eyes look cakey, patchy, and dry?
    — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
  • Who can resist the cakey goodness of cobbler?
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
  • And while the mattes of that time felt heavy or cakey, formulas today are a lot more advanced.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Our new favorite dump cake tastes like a cross between a gooey pecan pie and a buttery, cakey cobbler.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
  • My preference for a soft cakey cookie can probably be traced back to my love for these.
    — Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Batter cobblers are cakey cobblers that perform a bit of magic while in the oven.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The resulting cake becomes layered, with a custardy bottom and a cakey top.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
  • In fact, Mondelēz is rolling out several new cookies – big, small, thin, and cakey – this year and into next.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
  • No matter what your team's spirit colors are, these cakey cookies with pops of white chocolate will be a game day favorite.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
  • The result lands somewhere between fudgy and cakey—in the best possible way—and feels right at home as a snack, dessert, or lunchbox treat.
    — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Texturally, crinkle cookies are cakey, with lightly crisp edges and a soft, fudgy center.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Inside these cakey cookies dusted with powdered sugar is a fudgy center dotted with white chocolate chips.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Its subtly blurring and hydrating formula results in a smooth and non-cakey finish.
    — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
  • This beginner-friendly cream blush blends into the skin like a dream, providing a natural flush that never looks cakey.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2025
  • Choose a cakey formula, and your whole beat will fall flat; on the other hand, a flawless foundation will get you compliments galore.
    — Genevieve Cepeda, InStyle, 17 Jan. 2026
  • If your base products look cakey, try applying small amounts to the back of your hand and working them into the bristles of your brush before applying them to your face.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The best part is the foundation still provides light to medium coverage that elevates the look of your skin without getting cakey or feeling heavy.
    — Essence Wiley, InStyle, 25 May 2026
  • The right setting powder can make all the difference, helping keep makeup in place while softening shine and preventing a cakey finish.
    — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 25 June 2026
  • Matte foundation often gets a bad rap—after all, who hasn’t experienced a midday cakey emergency?
    — Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 25 June 2026
  • My undereye skin has become thinner and more translucent, and covering dark shadows and redness around the eyes without leaving a cakey or dusty texture is tricky.
    — Erica Metzger, Allure, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Meanwhile, hydrating heroes like hyaluronic acid and glycerin ensure skin stays natural-looking and never cakey.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Like a blueberry cobbler with a cakey consistency, this dump cake requires five ingredients and 10 minutes of prep time.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
  • The thick, oversized bakery goods rival those from viral cookie shops, with a rich, cakey, shortbread-style base and generous layers of mousse, buttercream, and toppings.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 27 May 2026
  • The marmalade stays slightly sticky in the cakey muffin hearts, lending a lively citrus flavor to your breakfast, without dripping onto your jammies, or your dressing gown.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Whoopie pies are a special class of cookie sandwich featuring soft, cakey cookies held together with plenty of marshmallow fluff or buttercream in the middle.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
  • From crisp cutouts decorated in royal icing, to soft and cakey sugar cookies, or even sugar cookies bars, the simple vanilla dough is a blank canvas for all sorts of designs and flavors.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
  • This is because the moisturizer combines makeup and skincare, giving you a natural-looking, radiant finish that’s far from cakey.
    — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
  • Unlike cakey concealer, the rich clay formula simultaneously hydrates and brightens my bags to deliver a skin-like finish.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 26 June 2026
  • The buttery, full-coverage formula melts right into skin, instantly neutralizing shadows without feeling heavy or cakey.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 29 Oct. 2025

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