Angel food cake
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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. countable, uncountable
- 2 a light sponge cake made without egg yolks wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsEtymology
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”.