Cherry Angel Food Low Fat

LOW-FAT CHERRY-ALMOND ANGEL CAKE

Steps:

• Move oven rack to lowest position (remove other racks). Heat oven to 350°F. In extra-large glass or metal bowl, beat cake mix, cold water and extract with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 1 minute. Carefully fold in cherries. Pour into ungreased 10-inch angel food (tube) cake pan. (Do not use fluted tube cake pan or 9-inch angel food pan or batter will overflow.)
• Bake 37 to 47 minutes or until top is dark golden brown and cracks feel very dry and not sticky. Do not underbake. Immediately turn pan upside down onto glass bottle, or rest edges on 2 to 4 cans of equal height until cake is completely cooled, about 2 hours. Run knife around edge of cake; remove from pan.
• In medium bowl, mix butter, powdered sugar and enough cherry juice for desired spreading consistency. Spread glaze over top of cake, allowing some to drizzle down side. Garnish with whole cherries, if desired.

CHERRY ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
• Sift together 3/4 cup of sugar and the flour three times. Set it aside.
• In a clean, grease-free bowl, beat the egg whites until they are frothy .
• Add the salt and cream of tartar, then beat until the eggs hold stiff peaks.
• Add the remaining sugar, three tablespoons at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Fold in the flour/sugar mixture about 1/2 a cup at a time, then fold in the almond flavoring and drained cherries.
• Spoon the batter into an ungreased angel food cake tube pan.
• Bake on the lowest oven rack for 45 minutes or until the top is lightly browned and looks dry.
• Remove the pan from the oven and immediately invert the pan, standing it upside down on 3 glasses that are equal in height for support.
• Allow the cake to cool upside down completely, then slide a knife around the sides and center of the pan to loosen the cake.
• Remove the cake to a plate.
• To make the glaze, whisk together the powdered sugar, butter, juice and extract until smooth.
• Drizzle the glaze over the cake.
• Store the cake in an airtight container.

CHERRY ANGEL FOOD (LOW FAT )

Steps:

• Mix the dry cake mix (do not follow box directions) and undrained can of pie filling by hand.
• Pour into ungreased pan or cupcake tins.
• Follow baking directions on the box.

ANGEL FOOD TRIFLE

Steps:

• Layer angel food cake in the bottom of a trifle bowl or large glass serving bowl.
• Whisk fat-free milk and vanilla pudding mix together in a bowl; pour over angel food layer. Sprinkle strawberries and pineapple over pudding layer; spoon whipped topping over fruit layer. Top with walnuts.

CHOCOLATE-CHERRY ANGEL CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Make cake mix as directed on package for angel food (tube) pan -- except stir cocoa into cake mix (dry). Bake 37 to 47 minutes or until top is dark golden brown and cracks feel very dry and not sticky. Cool completely, about 2 hours, as directed on package.
• Mix cherries and cornstarch in 2-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute. Cool completely.
• Mix whipped topping and almond extract; spoon onto slices of cake. Top with cherry mixture. Sprinkle with almonds.

CHERRY ANGEL FOOD CAKE & CHERRY FLUFF FROSTING

Steps:

• Place a rack in center of oven.
• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Set aside an ungreased tube pan.
• Dump angel food cake mix in large mixing bowl.
• Drain juice from maraschino cherries, reserving 1 tbsp for frosting.
• To remaining maraschino cherry juice, add enough water to equal 1 1/4 cups liquid.
• Pour this liquid along with almond and vanilla extract into dry cake mix in bowl.
• Beat with electric mixer on low for 1 minute and stop and scrape down sides of bowl with rubber spatula. Increase speed to medium and beat for 1 minute more.Scraping down sides of bowl if necessary. Batter should look well blended.
• Pour batter into pan.smoothing top with rubber spatula.
• Place pan in oven on rack and bake till deeply browned and top springs back when lightly touched with fingers, about 38-42 minutes.
• Remove from oven and immediately invert onto a glass bottle neck upside down to cool for 1 hour.
• Remove from bottle and run a long knife around sides of cake.
• Invert onto cooling rack and then invert onto serving platter.
• Prepare cherry fluff frosting.
• Place reserved cherry juice, sugar, and egg white into a medium size saucepan.
• Cook over low heat, beating continuously with electic mixer on high speed, till soft peaks forms (2-3 minutes).
• Remove pan from heat and add marshmallow cream and beat with electric mixer on high till stiff peaks form.about 2 minutes. Fold in chopped cherries, is using.
• Spread frosting over top and halfway down sides of angel food cake and serve immediately.
• We usually don't have any leftovers, so I am not sure how well this stores.

LOW-FAT CHERRY-ALMOND ANGEL CAKE

Steps:

• Move oven rack to lowest position (remove other racks). Heat oven to 350°F. In extra-large glass or metal bowl, beat cake mix, cold water and extract with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 1 minute. Carefully fold in cherries. Pour into ungreased 10-inch angel food (tube) cake pan. (Do not use fluted tube cake pan or 9-inch angel food pan or batter will overflow.)
• Bake 37 to 47 minutes or until top is dark golden brown and cracks feel very dry and not sticky. Do not underbake. Immediately turn pan upside down onto glass bottle, or rest edges on 2 to 4 cans of equal height until cake is completely cooled, about 2 hours. Run knife around edge of cake; remove from pan.
• In medium bowl, mix butter, powdered sugar and enough cherry juice for desired spreading consistency. Spread glaze over top of cake, allowing some to drizzle down side. Garnish with whole cherries, if desired.