Such cakes are black but not burnt (7)
I believe the answer is:
pomfret
'such cakes are' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pomfret that I've seen before include "cake, Yorkshire style" , "sort of cake" , "Round flat liquorice sweet - Asian food fish" .)