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White cake

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White cake is a type of cake made without egg yolks; it was also once known as silver cake. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Course
Dessert 1
Dietary Suitability
Contains Dairy or Egg 2
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Expresses Tradition

Source White cake (Wikipedia)

Uses Ingredient

Egg White, Ingredients
Source White cake (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. White cake (Wikidata)
P31 (instance of): Dessert
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2. White cake (Wikipedia)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_cake (dietary-suitability)
    White cake is a type of cake that is made without egg yolks.
  • Uses Ingredient: Egg White, Infobox main_ingredient field: White sugar, white flour, egg whites, baking powder or baking soda
  • Expresses Tradition: Wedding Feast Traditions, Lead section
    They became widely available in the later part of the 19th century, and became associated with weddings and christenings.
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