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Concept information

Preferred term

angel food cakes

Type

  • Product

Definition

  • Information A light spongy cake made out of flour, egg whites, sugar and other ingredients. The mixture of egg whites and sugar is beaten until it is stiff; cream of tartar may be added to the mixture as a whipping agent. After the mixture is stiff, flour is gently added to it, mixed and poured into a baking pan for baking.

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • angel cakes

In other languages

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/291378

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