cake vs griddlecake

cake and griddlecake both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cake	Yes	No	Yes	No
griddlecake	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, griddlecake is a hyponym of cake; that is, griddlecake is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cake:

cake: baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat
griddlecake: a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle

cake (noun)	griddlecake (noun)
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)	a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat	a scone made by dropping a spoonful of batter on a griddle
small flat mass of chopped or ground food

cake (verb)	griddlecake (verb)
form a coat over