angel cake

plural angel cakes

1. countableuncountableA 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.
2. countableuncountableAngel food cake, a type of light sponge cake made without butter, which originated in the United States.

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

   1923, Paul Richards, Cakes for Bakers, page 253

   1 more example

   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.

   2015 September 8, Jessica Fisher, Good Cheap Eats Dinner in 30 Minutes Or Less: Fresh, Fast, and Flavorful Home-Cooked Meals, with More Than 200 Recipes, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 300