Angel cake is a type of cake that became popular in the U.S. in the 19th century. It is also called angel food cake as a contrast to chocolate Devil's food cake, but the two cakes are completely different in type. The chocolate, butter-based layer cake appeared at the same general time period, as one of the many new American cakes made possible by the invention of baking powder. For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chocolate most commonly comes in dark, milk, and white varieties, with cocoa solids contributing to the brown coloration. ... Devils food cake is a variant of Angel cake that is made mostly of flour, sugar, and chocolate. ... Butter is commonly sold in sticks (pictured) or small blocks, and frequently served with the use of a butter knife. ... Layer Cake is a 2004 British gangster thriller, directed by Matthew Vaughn. ... Baking powder is a dry chemical leavening agent used in baking. ...

Angel cake differs from many other cakes by its cottony texture and color, which is achieved using only beaten egg whites, white sugar, and white flour. To enhance the egg whites' ability to keep the cake from sinking, no fat is added. Albumen redirects here. ... Magnification of typical sugar showing monoclinic hemihedral crystal stucture. ... Look up flour in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The cake requires that the egg whites be whipped until they are stiff, and gently folded into the other ingredients. For this method of leavening to work well, it is useful to have flour that has been made of softer wheat. This - and the lack of fat - causes angel food cake to have a very light texture and taste. It has led some detractors to liken the taste of the cake as well as its appearance to cotton. Angel cake cannot be cut easily with a knife, as a solid blade tends to compress the cake rather than slice it. Forks, serrated knives, or special tined cutters should be used instead. A leavening agent is an organism or substance that when added to a dough of flour and water causes it to rise by evolving carbon dioxide or other gases that become trapped as bubbles within the dough. ... Species T. aestivum T. boeoticum T. compactum T. dicoccoides T. dicoccon T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta T. sphaerococcum References:   ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 For the indie rock group see: Wheat (band). ...

Angel food cake is usually baked in an angel food cake pan, a tall, round pan with a tube up the center that leaves a hole in the middle of the cake. After baking, the cake pan is inverted while cooling to prevent the cake from falling in on itself. Angel food cake is sometimes frosted but more often has some sort of sauce, such as a sweet fruit sauce, drizzled over it. Cookware and bakeware are types of food preparation containers commonly found in the kitchen. ... Icing (also frosting) is a sweet glaze made of sugar, butter, water, and egg whites or milk, often flavoured and cooked and used to cover or decorate baked goods, such as cakes or cookies. ...

The characteristics of high-quality angel cake are as follows:

Apperance: Top crust is slightly rounded; top crust is folden brown to medium brown; surface may be rough and slightly cracked.

Texture: Air cells may vary in size from small to medium; cell walls should be fairly thin.

Tenderness: Crumb is tender; the crumb "melts" in the mouth --very little resistance to bite. The word crumb is used in several ways: a small particle of food or other material the inner part of bread, which is softer than the crust the film Crumb the artist R. Crumb the composer George Crumb a slang word for someone who is hateful, contemptible or untrustworthy Crumbs...

Flavor: slight sweet; vanilla and/or almond flavor may be detected. Small cakes baked and eaten within a 2-hour period may have a distinct eggy flavor. This eggy flavor is lost as the cake stands for several hours. For other uses, see Cake (disambiguation). ...

Angel Cake in the UK

In the UK Angel Cake (also known as Angel Layer Cake) is usually sold as a rectangle shape and has three layers separated by vanilla buttercream. The layers are coloured pink, yellow and white. In geometry, a rectangle is defined as a quadrilateral where all four of its angles are right angles. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Icing (food). ...

Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny offers to bake Sean Connery a "beautiful angel cake" in the movie "Goldfinger".