angel food cake
This is a delicious, light dessert or a tasty, fruity treat.
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prep time
15 Min
cook time
45 Min
method
Bake
yield
12 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup each strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries (if using frozen berries, buy the unsweetened variety and thaw before using)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3/4 cup low fat sour cream
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon frozen orange juice concentrate
- CAKE
- 1 cup sifted cake and pastry flour
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 12 - egg whites, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
How To Make angel food cake
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Step 1To prepare topping, combine berries and sugar in a medium bowl. Cover and refrigerate until serving time. Combine sour cream, honey, and orange juice concentrate in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate until serving time.
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Step 2Preheat over to 350 degrees.
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Step 3To prepare cake, sift together flour with 3/4 cup sugar. Sift again and set aside.
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Step 4In a large non plastic bowl, beat egg whites until foamy using an electric mixer on medium speed (about 45 seconds) Add cream of tartar and salt.
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Step 5Beat again on medium speed until soft peaks form when beater is slowly raised (about 1 1/2 minutes) Gradually beat in remaining sugar, 1/4 cup at a time. Turn Beater to high speed. Beat until egg whites are glossy and stiff peaks form (about 1 1/2 minutes)
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Step 6Sprinkle vanilla and almond extract over egg whites. Sift flour mixture, 1/4 cup at a time, over egg whites. Gently fold in each addition of flour using a rubber spatula.
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Step 7Pour batter into an ungreased 9 or 10" angel food tube pan. Using a knife, cut through batter to remove large air pockets. Smooth top.
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Step 8Bake for 40-45 minutes, until cake is golden brown and top springs back when slightly touched.
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Step 9Invert cake pan onto the neck of a bottle and let hang to cool, about 1 1/2 hours.
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Step 10Run a knife along inside edge of pan and around tube to loosen cake. Invert onto a serving plate. Top each slice of cake with 2 tbsp berries. Drizzle with 1 tbsp orange cream sauce. Serve immediately.
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