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Examples of angel food cake in a Sentence
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Order her a caramel cake, or bake up an angel food cake in one of our favorite SAVEUR Selects pans—either makes a sweet surprise on a day that’s intended to honor thy mother.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 25 Apr. 2024
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—Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
This cake will stick a little bit, because that's just how the texture of angel food cake is.
—Jessica Furniss, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2024
Be gentle when adding the whipped topping because angel food cake tends to be very sticky.
—Jessica Furniss, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2024
Since angel food cake uses no chemical leaveners, such as baking powder or soda, the meringue it’s based on must be ultra-stable.
—Jessie Sheehan, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
Always flip the cake pan to cool your angel food cake with the open side down.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2024
Cake flour is lighter and has less protein than all-purpose, which helps give an angel food cake its fluffiness.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2024
The tradition of giving birthday cakes to every soldier celebrating on the day of their visit began in 1942, and angel food cakes were particularly popular.
—Annika Hipple, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1878, in the meaning defined above
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“Angel food cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angel%20food%20cake. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
angel food cake
noun
: a usually white sponge cake made of flour, sugar, and whites of eggs
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