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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry > products and commodities > agricultural products > foods > cooked foods > baked goods > cakes > sponge cakes > angel food cakes
Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality > foods > cooked foods > baked goods > cakes > sponge cakes > angel food cakes
Preferred Term:

angel food cakes

Definition:
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.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
sponge cakes
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • angel cakes
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/291378
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RDF/XMLCreated 2017-02-03, last modified 2017-11-10