Angel Food Cake With Toasted Almonds

ANGEL FOOD CAKE WITH TOASTED ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Sift the confectioners sugar and cake flour together and set aside.
• In a large bowl, whip the egg whites on high speed until foamy. Continue to whip on high speed while adding salt, cream of tartar, vanilla and almond extract. Gradually add the white sugar and continue to whip until whites have stiff peaks. Quickly fold in the flour mixture 1/4 cup at a time. Mix only until flour is incorporated. Do not deflate egg whites.
• Pour batter into a 10-inch tube pan. Sprinkle top with chopped almonds. Bake at 375 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 40 minutes, or until top of cake bounces back when lightly tapped. Remove from oven, invert pan, and allow to cool in the pan. When cake is cool, loosen sides with a long knife and remove to a serving dish.

RASPBERRY FOOL WITH TOASTED ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Spread cake pieces on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Toast until edges are golden brown but centers are still soft, 8-10 minutes. Let cool; set aside.
• Using a fork, coarsely mash raspberries, 2 tablespoons sugar, and 1 teaspoon lime zest in a small bowl. Let sit 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, beat cream, crème fraîche, and remaining 1/4 cup sugar in a medium bowl until soft peaks form, about 2 minutes.
• Layer cake, raspberry mixture, and cream mixture in glasses or small bowls; top with lime zest.

ANGEL FOOD CAKE WITH WHIPPED CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• You can either make the angel food cake from a mix (you just add water), or purchase pre-made from a grocery store. A few notes on making angel food cake: you need to let it cool completely in the pan and you need to let it cool upside-down or on its side. My mother also told me not to use a silicone pan because the cake can't cool property in a silicone pan. Once the cake is completely cooled, remove it from the pan. Then using a serrated knife, cut the top off of the cake, starting from about 1 inch down from the top of the cake. See the photos and this is make much more sense. Then use the knife to cut out some of the inside of the cake. Next, make the frosting. Combine the whipping cream, sugar, cocoa, salt, and vanilla. Beat with a mixer until stiff. Fill the scooped out section of the cake with frosting and raspberries. Place the top back on the cake. Frost the cake! Top with toasted almonds with you like. Keep the cake chilled until you are ready to serve it.

COFFEE ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve coffee in water; add cake mix. Mix, bake and cool as directed on package. , For frosting, cream butter and sugar in a large bowl. Dissolve coffee in milk; add to the creamed mixture and beat until smooth. , Run a knife around sides and center of tube pan. Remove cake to serving plate; frost the top and sides of cake. Garnish with almonds.