| 单词 | devil's food |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdevil's food devil's food n. (also devils' food) chiefly North American (more fully devil's food cake) a type of rich chocolate cake. ΚΠ 1892 Janesville (Wisconsin) Gaz. 9 Sept. It was in the culinary department and the awards were:..Angel's food—Mrs. Doty; Mrs. McBride. Devils' food—Mrs. Doty; Mrs. McBride. 1898 National Stockman & Farmer 5 May 115/2 (heading) Devil's Food Cake and Icing. 1903 Relig. Telescope 21 Oct. 1322/1 I'll make a devil's food cake that will astonish her. 1932 N. Amer. Rev. Feb. 144/1 Rich chicken-salad sandwiches, a meal in themselves, and devil's food cup-cakes with creamy pecan icing. 1974 Times 30 May 9/4 Bicarbonate of soda and buttermilk act as a raising agent, as well as giving the cake a dark reddish colour—not unlike an American devil's food cake. 2012 E. Laybourne Monument 14 (2013) xxvii. 275 For dessert we made three cakes: yellow with chocolate frosting, devil's food with marshmallow icing, and a pink cake with vanilla frosting and sprinkles. < as lemmas |
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