angel food cake
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See also: angel-food cake
English[edit]
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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