Meaning of angel cake | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A layer cake consisting of two or three layers of sweet sponge (made with butter) coloured white, pink and yellow with a thin layer of white cream, which originated in Britain.
   countable, uncountable
2. Angel food cake, a type of light sponge cake made without butter, which originated in the United States.
   countable, uncountable

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Examples

“Use between layers of angel cake or white cake, frost cake a delicate light green, sprinkle with a few fine-cut pistachios.”

“A purchased angel food cake works in a pinch, as it does in this black and white version, filled with chocolate sauce, chocolate whipped cream, and layers of angel cake. You'll need four 2-cup ramekins or parfait dishes.”

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