A teacake was a kind of cake. Kate Yates once purchased a teacake from a tea shop in Winchelham. (PROSE: I Am A Dalek)

Nardole claimed to the Twelfth Doctor that he was the only one in the TARDIS who knew where the tea cakes were. (TV: The Eaters of Light)

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Teacakes are named such because they were typically served with tea.