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

angel dust, Angeleno, Angeles, Angel Falls, angelfish, angel food cake, angel gear, angel hair, angelhood, angelic, angelica

How to use angel food cake in a sentence

And when he got a positive review, the reviewer would get an angel food cake.
Heartless Conservatives Unite!|Lee Siegel|August 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Pour batter into an ungreased angel food cake pan and bake in a slow oven for 25 or 30 minutes.
Dietetics for Nurses|Fairfax T. Proudfit
Cut a sheet of angel food cake, which should be about an inch thick, into tiny hearts.
Candy-Making at Home|Mary M. Wright
Angel food cake cut in fancy shapes and dipped into pink or rose fondant flavored with rose extract is good.
Candy-Making at Home|Mary M. Wright

As much care should be taken in baking an Angel Food cake as in mixing.
Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans"|Edith M. Thomas
Finally there was cocoa with whipped cream and marshmallows and melting angel food cake.
Suzanna Stirs the Fire|Emily Calvin Blake