seed cake vs cake

seed cake and cake both are nouns.

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

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

seed cake: a sweet cake flavored with sesame or caraway seeds and lemon
cake: baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat

seed cake (noun)	cake (noun)
a sweet cake flavored with sesame or caraway seeds and lemon	a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
	baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat
	small flat mass of chopped or ground food

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