When I was a kid my mother always let me pick out what kind of cake I wanted for my birthday.  From the time I was old enough to appreciate all the choices I settled on one in particular:  angel food cake… with cherry frosting.  We only had it once a year, but I loved it to pieces.  And I told Chef Jerry Pellegrino that light spongy snow-white cake is still a favorite of mine.

<p>When I was a kid my mother always let me pick out what kind of cake I wanted for my birthday.  From the time I was old enough to appreciate all the choices I settled on one in particular:  angel food cake… with cherry frosting.  We only had it once a year, but I loved it to pieces.  And I told Chef Jerry Pellegrino that light spongy snow-white cake is still a favorite of mine.</p>

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