What are the distinctive characteristics of angel food cake?

Answer by  mark0967 (22)

Angel food cake is usually layers of different coloured, very light sponge cake with a cream filling between the layers. It often has a topping of icing and is round in shape with a hole in the middle due to the shape of the baking tin used .It can also be topped with a fruit sauce.

Answer by  lisamariepeebles (58)

Angel food cake is a very light and very low calorie dessert. It is baked in a bundt cake pan or a spring form pan needs to be inverted when cooling. Most often an angel food cake will split on top and has a brown crust all over the cake. You can frost angel food cakes.