cheesecake vs cake

cheesecake and cake both are nouns.

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

As nouns, cake is a hypernym of cheesecake; that is, cake is a word with a broader meaning than cheesecake:

cheesecake: made with sweetened cream cheese and eggs and cream baked in a crumb crust
cake: baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat

cheesecake (noun)	cake (noun)
a photograph of an attractive woman in minimal attire	a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
made with sweetened cream cheese and eggs and cream baked in a crumb crust	baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat
	small flat mass of chopped or ground food

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