smash cake
n.— «I’ve taken the liberty of ordering his birthday cake at Publix, which provides a free one-year old’s “smash cake” with the order.» —“ Party Planning” by Alley The Mom-inator (Atlanta, Georgia) July 19, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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