ALMOND ANGEL FOOD CAKE
With creme anglaise & strawberries. Angel food cake was another thing (along with custard and floating islands) that I didn't think could be homemade. Imagine my elation when I found this recipe in Cooking Light. We always had Angel food cake on the 4th of July (along with root beer floats). This is a good recipe - worth getting a special pan for.
Provided by Ppaperdoll
Categories Dessert
Time 1h45m
Yield 16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- For strawberries, combine berries, 2 Tbsp sugar, 2 Tbsp orange juice and orange rind in a bowl. Chill, covered, in fridge 2 hours.
- For cake, place almonds and 2 Tbsp sugar in food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Sift together the flour, powdered sugar and salt into a bowl. Tip in almond mixture and stir to combine. Set aside. Beat egg whites in a large bowl at high speed until foamy. Add cream of tartar and beat to soft peak stage. Add 3/4 cup sugar, 1 Tbsp at a time, gradually beating to stiff peaks. Sprinkle flour mixture over egg white mixture, 1/4 cup at a time and fold together. Fold in almond extract. Spoon batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan and spread evenly. Bake at 325 degrees F for 1 hour or until cake springs back when lightly pressed with finger.
- While cake bakes, prepare creme anglaise. Combine 2/3 cup sugar and yolks in large saucepan, stirring with wire whisk til blended. Gradually add milk stirring constantly with whisk. Cook over medium heat until mixture coats back of a spoon (around 8 minutes), stirring constantly. Pour mixture inot a bowl and stir in vanilla. Cover and chill. Mixture will thicken as it cools.
- Invert cake pan and cool (my mom always balanced it on a glass pop bottle). Loosen cake from sides of pan using a narrow metal spatula. Invert onto serving plate. Serve with strawberries and creme anglaise.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 253.8, Fat 5.7, SaturatedFat 1.4, Cholesterol 107.6, Sodium 135.7, Carbohydrate 44, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 34, Protein 7.7
Are you curently on diet or you just want to control your food's nutritions, ingredients? We will help you find recipes by cooking method, nutrition, ingredients...
Check it out »
You'll also love