Best Great Grandmother Pearls Angel Food Cake With Peaches Recipes

Great Grandma Pearl's Angel Food Cake with Peaches and Cream image

Provided by Katie Lee Biegel

Categories dessert

Time 2h40m

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 cups egg whites (from about 16 large eggs)
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups sugar
2 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
6 to 8 canned peach halves in syrup, cut into thin wedges, syrup reserved
Lightly sweetened whipped cream

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
In a standing electric mixer, beat the egg whites at medium speed until foamy. Add the cream of tartar and salt and beat until stiff peaks form. Beat in the sugar, a few tablespoons at a time, until smooth and glossy, about 4 minutes.
Transfer the egg whites to a large, wide bowl. Using a fine sieve, gradually sift the flour over the egg whites, gently folding in the flour with a spatula. Fold in the vanilla and almond extracts.
Scrape the batter into a 10-inch angel food cake pan. Using a table knife, slice through the cake batter several times to release any large air bubbles. Tap the cake pan once or twice on a flat surface. Bake in the center of the oven for 20 minutes. Increase the oven temperature to 350 degrees F and bake for about 35 minutes longer, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Invert the pan onto the neck of a wine bottle and let cool completely.
To loosen the cake, run a thin-bladed knife around the side and tube of the pan. Unmold the cake and transfer to a platter. Cut the cake into wedges and drizzle with some of the reserved syrup. Serve with the sliced peaches and whipped cream.

Ww Peach Angel Food Cake image

Provided by Tonkcats

Categories Dessert

Time 35m

Yield 1-2 cakes (1 tube, 2 loaf pans), 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 2

1 (16 ounce) box angel food cake mix
1 (15 ounce) can peaches, diced, with juice

Steps:

In a large bowl, combine cake mix, peaches and juice (do not add water). Mix well.
Pour into tube pan or 2 loaf pans.
Bake according to directions on cake package.
If desired, serve with whipped topping.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 185.8, Fat 0.3, Sodium 334.3, Carbohydrate 42.7, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 23.6, Protein 4.4

The Best Angel Food Cake image

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories dessert

Time 4h15m

Yield 10 to 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 1/3 cups superfine sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon fine salt
12 large egg whites, at room temperature (see Cook's Note)
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups bleached cake flour (not self-rising), such as Swan's Down, sifted (177 grams) (see Cook's Note)
Berries and whipped cream, for serving

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Whisk the sugar, cream of tartar and salt together in a medium bowl.
Add the egg whites and 2 tablespoons water to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whip attachment. Beat on low speed until the whites are foamy, 1 to 2 minutes. Increase the speed to medium and slowly sprinkle in the sugar mixture (this should take about 3 minutes). Watching closely, continue beating until medium-soft peaks form, 5 to 7 minutes longer. (You want the mixture to droop when lifted out of the bowl. If the peaks stand straight up, you have taken it too far and the cake will sink during baking). Add the vanilla and mix until just combined.
Remove the mixing bowl from the stand and working in three additions, very gently fold the flour into the egg whites until just incorporated. Spoon the batter into an ungreased 10-inch footed angel food cake pan and smooth the top.
Bake until the top is golden and springs back when touched and a cake tester inserted into the middle comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and place the cake upside-down on a wire rack to cool completely in the pan, about 3 hours.
Run a knife or a small offset spatula around the edges of the pan and gently tap it on the counter until it releases from the pan. Use a sharp serrated knife to slice the cake -- a regular knife will smash it. Serve with berries and whipped cream.