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'''Angel cake''' is a type of [[layer cake]] that originated in the [[United Kingdom]],<ref name="Goldstein Mintz 2015 p. 739">{{cite book | last=Goldstein | first=D. | last2=Mintz | first2=S. | title=The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets | publisher=Oxford University Press | year=2015 | isbn=978-0-19-931362-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XPNgBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT739 | access-date=May 26, 2017 | page=739}}</ref> and first became popular in the late 19th century. |
'''Angel cake''' is a type of [[layer cake]] that originated in the [[United Kingdom]],<ref name="Goldstein Mintz 2015 p. 739">{{cite book | last=Goldstein | first=D. | last2=Mintz | first2=S. | title=The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets | publisher=Oxford University Press | year=2015 | isbn=978-0-19-931362-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XPNgBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT739 | access-date=May 26, 2017 | page=739}}</ref> and first became popular in the late 19th century.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}} |
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Made with [[butter]], [[caster sugar]], [[egg]]s, [[vanilla]] [[extract]], [[self-raising flour]], [[baking powder]], and red and yellow [[food colouring]], it consists of two or three layers of baked [[butter cake]] which are often coloured white, pink and yellow. Traditionally, it is iced with a thin layer of white [[Icing (food)|icing]]. To serve, long bars or small rectangular slices are usually cut. |
Made with [[butter]], [[caster sugar]], [[egg]]s, [[vanilla]] [[extract]], [[self-raising flour]], [[baking powder]], and red and yellow [[food colouring]], it consists of two or three layers of baked [[butter cake]] which are often coloured white, pink and yellow. Traditionally, it is iced with a thin layer of white [[Icing (food)|icing]]. To serve, long bars or small rectangular slices are usually cut. |
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| Alternative names | Angel slice |
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| Type | Layer cake |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Main ingredients | Flour, sugar, eggs, icing, vanilla extract, pink or red food colouring |
Angel cake is a type of layer cake that originated in the United Kingdom,[1] and first became popular in the late 19th century.[citation needed]
Made with butter, caster sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, self-raising flour, baking powder, and red and yellow food colouring, it consists of two or three layers of baked butter cake which are often coloured white, pink and yellow. Traditionally, it is iced with a thin layer of white icing. To serve, long bars or small rectangular slices are usually cut.
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Goldstein, D.; Mintz, S. (2015). The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets. Oxford University Press. p. 739. ISBN 978-0-19-931362-4. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
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