Cake-burning king (6)
I believe the answer is:
alfred
'cake-burning king' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for alfred that I've seen before include "- - Hitchcock" , "King of Wessex, known as "the Great"" , "Royal one across burner" , "Cake-burning king" , "English-born film director" .)