angel-food cake

See also: angel food cake

English

Noun

angel-food cake (countable and uncountable, plural angel-food cakes)

1. Alternative form of angel food cake.
   • 1886 February, “Mrs. Drone Gives a Christmas Dinner”, in Home Record, volume 15, number 2, Leavenworth, Kan., front page, column 2:

     Maria Jane was bent on having an angel-food cake, and Susan Ann was equally determined on a fruit cake. We spent all day Monday planning who to invite, and what we would have. Mrs. Early kindly offered to make the angel-food cake, as not one of us knew anything about it, and Miss Highflyer—she is a member of the cooking club—offered to make some lady fingers, also some Charlotte Russe, whoever she is.

   • 1914, Confectioners’ and Bakers’ Gazette, volume 36, page 25:

     Place a thin slice of angel-food cake in a sundae dish; over the cake put a small scoopful of vanilla ice cream and a ladleful of chopped maraschino figs, previously prepared in a fruit dish. Over all put another slice of angel-food cake, ½ ounce cherry syrup, a dash or two of claret flavor and a small quantity of crushed pineapple.

   • 2018 April 25, Phil Vettel, “Just getting re-established”, in Chicago Tribune, section 6, page 5:

     The architectural citrus parfait is a vertical composition of angel-food cake, Meyer-lemon sherbet, ruby grapefruit segments and coconut meringue.

   • 2019 January 23, Ethel G[reenwald] Hofman, “It’s tea time: Bring a bit of ‘Downton Abbey’ home”, in Palm Beach Jewish Journal, page 41, column 2:

     Start off with a small angel-food cake, split and fill with whipped cream and sliced strawberries.

   • 2019 May 2, The Castor Advance, volume 108, number 18, page A7:

     Five dollars got you a slice of angel-food cake and a coffee or tea, and access to the many delicious treats baked by volunteers availabe^[sic] for sale.

   • 2020 March 27, Molly Gilmore, “Pellegrino’s and Lemon Grass keep the takeout food coming”, in The Olympian, volume 130, number 27, page 3W:

     If that’s not enough carbs to soothe your angst, the restaurant will throw in dessert — tiramisu, gelato or angel-food cake with strawberries — for an additional charge.

   • 2020 June 13, “MCKEEN, Edith Elizabeth (nee Lee)”, in Edmonton Journal, page D8:

     She curled in winters, golfed with Chip in summers and made outstanding apple pies, chocolate chip cookies and a heavenly angel-food cake with chocolate whipped cream topping.

   • 2020 July 30, Hellen Blakey, “Arno”, in Douglas County Herald, one hundred and thirty-fourth year, number 46, Ava, Mo., page A-four:

     I baked an angel-food cake and Kendra came later and got her birthday card and cake.

   • 2021 November 10, “Gertrude Trahan Robichaux”, in Daily World, volume 81, number 109, page 7A:

     Gertrude was active in the local Catholic Daughters of America chapter, baking angel-food cakes for patients in area nursing homes.