angel food cake
Noun: 1. A type of light, white sponge cake: Angel food cake is a sweet dessert cake characterized by its very light, airy, and spongy texture. It is made primarily from egg whites, sugar, and flour, and contains no egg yolks or butter.
Angel food cake is typically served as a dessert, often with fresh fruit, whipped cream, or a fruit sauce. It is known for its tall, cylindrical shape, usually baked in a special tube pan. - For her birthday, she requested a homemade angel food cake with strawberries. - The key to a perfect angel food cake is properly beaten egg whites. - This dessert is much lighter than a pound cake; it's an angel food cake.
- "As light as angel food cake": Used figuratively to describe something with an extremely light or airy quality.
- The new pastry was as light as angel food cake.
- Angel cake: A common shortened name for angel food cake.
- Would you like a slice of angel cake?
- Sponge cake: A broader category of cakes that includes angel food cake, though traditional sponge cakes often contain whole eggs.
- Sponge cake (a general term for cakes with a light, airy crumb)
- Foam cake (a technical term for cakes leavened primarily by whipped eggs or egg whites)
Note: As a specific noun for a food item, "angel food cake" does not commonly form phrasal verbs or idioms beyond its literal meaning. The figurative comparison in "Advanced Usage" is its most common extended use.
- a light sponge cake made without egg yolks