angel cake

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Definitions of angel cake words

noun angel cake a very light sponge cake made without egg yolks 3
noun angel cake a white sponge cake with a light, delicate texture obtained by using stiffly beaten egg whites and cream of tartar. 1
noun angel cake A layer cake consisting of two or three layers of sweet sponge coloured white, pink and yellow with a thin layer of white cream. 0

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1880-85; after the white color of the cake

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