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