angel food cake

English

An angel food cake, showing its texture.

Noun

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.

See also

angel cake (“a layer cake of sponge (made with butter) coloured white, pink and yellow, from Britain”)
devil's food cake

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