Brown Sugar Angel Food Cakes

CONTEST-WINNING BROWN SUGAR ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Sift 1 cup brown sugar and flour together twice; set aside., Place oven rack in lowest position. Preheat oven to 350°. Add cream of tartar, vanilla and salt to egg whites; beat on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining brown sugar, about 2 tablespoons at a time, beating on high until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved. Gradually fold in flour mixture, about 1/2 cup at a time., Gently spoon into an ungreased 10-in. tube pan. Cut through batter with a knife to remove air pockets. Bake 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned and entire top appears dry. Immediately invert pan; cool completely, about 1 hour., Run a knife around side and center tube of pan. Remove cake to a serving plate., For toffee, line a 13x9-in. baking pan with foil; grease the foil with 1 teaspoon butter. Sprinkle pecans into prepared pan; set aside., In a small heavy saucepan over medium-low heat, bring brown sugar and remaining butter to a boil, stirring constantly. Cover and cook 2 minutes. Cook and stir with a clean spoon until a candy thermometer reads 300° (hard-crack stage). Immediately pour into prepared pan. Sprinkle with chips; spread with a knife when melted. Refrigerate for about 1 hour or until set., Frost cake with whipped topping. Finely chop half of the toffee; press onto cake. Serve with remaining toffee if desired. Store leftover toffee in an airtight container.

BROWN SUGAR ANGEL FOOD CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat egg whites and sugar on medium speed until foamy; add cream of tartar. Increase speed to high; beat egg whites until tripled in volume, stiff, and glossy. Transfer egg white mixture to a large bowl; fold in flour in three additions.
• Transfer batter to a piping bag fitted with a 1/2-inch to 3/4-inch round tip and pipe into ungreased mini angel food cake pans with removable bottoms. Smooth tops with an offset spatula. Run a knife through batter to pop air pockets. Bake until cakes are golden in color and spring back when gently pressed, about 25 minutes.
• Invert pans over the necks of glass bottles and allow cakes to cool, at least 1 hour. To remove cakes from pans, run a knife around sides and center tube of pans. Release cakes from sides and run a long knife along the bottom of the cakes, freeing them from the tube.
• Make the hot fudge sauce: Combine all ingredients except the vanilla in a saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture comes to a full boil. Boil the mixture briskly for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, then remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
• Serve the cakes with hot fudge sauce and espresso ice cream.

ANGEL FOOD CAKE WITH BROWN SUGAR CRUMBS AND STRAWBERRIES

Steps:

• For the angel food cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 6 mini Bundt pans.
• Sift the confectioners' sugar, cake flour and salt onto a sheet of parchment paper. Sift again.
• Beat the egg whites in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until frothy. Add the cream of tartar and beat until soft peaks form, about 5 minutes. Gradually beat in the granulated sugar, about 1 tablespoon at a time. Increase the speed to medium-high and continue beating until stiff, shiny peaks form, 12 to 15 minutes. Add the vanilla and beat a few seconds to combine.
• Sprinkle one-quarter of the flour mixture over the egg white mixture and gently fold with a rubber spatula. Fold in the remaining flour mixture in 3 additions. Transfer the batter to the prepared Bundt pans.
• Bake until the cakes feel springy and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Invert the pans onto a funnel or the neck of a bottle and let cool completely. Loosen the edges of the cakes with a small knife, tap the sides of the pans against the counter, and unmold.
• For the strawberry sauce: Add the strawberries, sugar and lemon juice to a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until the strawberries have broken down and the mixture is soupy, about 15 minutes. Transfer to a blender and pulse until smooth. Strain back into the pot. Bring to a boil and stir in the cornstarch, making sure to avoid lumps. Remove from the heat and stir in the butter. Allow to cool, then transfer to a squeeze bottle.
• For the brown sugar-creme fraiche whipped cream: Whip the cream until firm peaks form using a whisk or electric mixer. Fold in the creme fraiche and brown sugar.
• For the crumbs: Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment.
• Combine the flour, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Add the oil and vanilla. Using your hands, mix until no dry spots remain and large clumps form when mixture is pressed together. Break up the mixture into clusters (some small, some large) and spread onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake, stirring occasionally, until the crumble is light golden brown and crunchy, 10 to 12 minutes. (It will get crunchier as it cools.) Let cool completely.
• Place the cakes on serving plates. Top with strawberry sauce, whipped cream and crumbs.

ANGEL FOOD CAKE I

Steps:

• Beat egg whites until they form stiff peaks, and then add cream of tartar, vanilla extract, and almond extract.
• Sift together flour, sugar, and salt. Repeat five times.
• Gently combine the egg whites with the dry ingredients, and then pour into an ungreased 10 inch tube pan.
• Place cake pan in a cold oven. Turn the oven on; set it to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Cook for about one hour, or until cake is golden brown.
• Invert cake, and allow it to cool in the pan. When thoroughly cooled, remove from pan.

BROWN SUGAR ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Beat egg whites, vanilla, cream of tarter and salt until soft peaks form.
• Gradually sift 1 cup brown sugar over egg whites and beat again until stiff peaks form.
• Sift remaining cup of sugar with flour.
• Fold into egg white mixture.
• Bake in an ungreased tube pan for 45-50 minutes at 350.

BROWN SUGAR ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Place egg whites in a large bowl, let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Sift 1 cup brown sugar and flour together twice; set aside. Sift remaining sugar; set aside., Beat egg whites until foamy. Add cream of tartar and salt; beat until soft peaks form. Add vanilla. Gradually add reserved sugar, about 2 tablespoons at a time, beating well after each addition; beat until stiff glossy peaks form. Gradually fold in flour mixture, abut 1/2 cup at a time., Gently spoon into an ungreased 10-in. tube pan. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until lightly browned and entire top appears dry. , Immediately invert pan onto a wire rack; cool completely, about 1 hour. Run a knife around side of cake and remove to a serving plate.

BURNT SUGAR ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Over med. high heat, melt the sugar in a saucepan,stirring constantly.
• WARNING: The hot sugar will be overheated at this point and will almost explode when you add the water. Be very careful, keeping your face back, and adding the water carefully.
• Add the water, and boil for 7 min's,remove from heat and set aside.
• Prepare the cake according to directions on the box, but substitute 1/4 cup of the water with 1/4 cup of the prepared sugar syrup.
• Fold the toasted pecans into the batter.
• Without spraying or greasing the pan, pour the cake batter directly into the Angel Food pan.
• Bake for about 35-40 min's, then remove from pan to cool.
• For icing, beat the icing sugar,butter, cream and remaining syrup together, sprad over the cake.
• You can add more icing sugar or cream to make a nice consistency to spread over the cake.