angel food cake
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of angel food cake
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; after the white color of the cake
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In my version, the cup of pumpkin purée makes the cake slightly moister than a traditional angel food cake in a way that I love.
From Salon ● Dec. 3, 2022
I decided something homemade would split the difference and that's when it hit me: I should make him an angel food cake.
From Salon ● Dec. 3, 2022
Food writer Allison Robicelli uses it in her angel food cake recipe “that’s ethereally fluffy, no folding or futzing required,” she wrote.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2022
This play on a trifle gets some major help from supermarket angel food cake.
From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2021
An angel food cake is baked from scratch.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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