angel food cake
Appearance
See also: angel-food cake
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From its light and fluffy texture, which is said to be “so light that angels could eat it and still fly without being weighted down”.
Noun
[edit]angel food cake (countable and uncountable, plural angel food cakes)
- A type of light sponge cake which originated in the United States, made with whipped egg whites (which give it an aerated texture), flour, and sugar, without butter.
- Synonyms: angel cake, angel food
See also
[edit]- angel cake (“a layer cake of sponge (made with butter) coloured white, pink and yellow, from Britain”)
- devil's food cake