angel food cake

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noun

a white sponge cake with a light, delicate texture obtained by using stiffly beaten egg whites and cream of tartar.

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Also called angel cake .

Origin of angel food cake

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; after the white color of the cake

Words nearby angel food cake

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How to use angel food cake in a sentence

And there is definitely something to finding solace in food, familiarity, and memory.
Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone|Samantha Levine|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Finding a smuggler in Ventimiglia is easier than finding good food.
Ghost Ships of the Mediterranean|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Talking about death is never easy, but with food, comfort, and familiarity, a new kind of dinner party is making it easier.
Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone|Samantha Levine|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And if people find themselves dissatisfied with how often they turn to fast food, Bacon says to try things like batch cooking.
Why Your New Year’s Diet Will Fail|Carrie Arnold|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Instead of just cutting out whole food groups, Bacon says people should pay attention to how food makes them feel.
Why Your New Year’s Diet Will Fail|Carrie Arnold|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And I have not had the first morsel of food prepared from this grain offered me since I reached the shores of Europe.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
The general commanded a halt, and ordered the men to refresh and strengthen themselves by food and drink.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
It was he who first said, If thine enemy hunger give him food, if he thirst give him drink.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
These officers are bound to maintayne themselves and families with food and rayment by their owne and their servant's industrie.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
I suspect, from the evident care taken of it, that its product is considerably relied on for food.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley