angel food cake

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An angel food cake, showing its texture.

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Etymology

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

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

  1. 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

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