Honigkuchenpferd (HOH-nikh-koo-khen-pfairt) Literally “honey-cake horse” From honig (honey) + kuchen (cake) + pferd (horse). These decorated horse-shaped cakes were once sold at fairs and are still found at some German Christmas markets. The expression "grinsen wie ein Honigkuchenpferd" has been used since the 1830s and means to grin from ear to ear, much like the English “to grin like a Cheshire cat.”