Daffodil Angel Food Cake Recipe 455

DAFFODIL ANGEL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Divide batter in half and add yellow food color and lemon peel to one half; mix well until batter turns yellow.
• Drop a tablespoon of white batter into a 10- x 4-inch tube pan (See Note). Drop a tablespoon of yellow batter next to it and continue alternating a tablespoon of each batter until bottom of pan is completely covered. Continue dropping tablespoons of white batter over white batter and yellow batter over yellow batter.
• Bake according to the package directions for a tube pan. Remove from the oven and invert until completely cool. Remove cake from pan by running a knife around edge of pan to loosen it. Place on a serving platter, sprinkle with confectioner's sugar and serve.

DAFFODIL (ANGEL FOOD) CAKE RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 325°F. Prepare angel food cake batter according to directions. Angel food cake: (If your angel food cake pan does not have a removable bottom, line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper. In either case, do not grease the pan (or the paper). Whisk flour and salt in bowl. Process sugar in food processor until fine and powdery, about 1 minute. Reserve half of sugar in small bowl. Add flour mixture to food processor with remaining sugar and process until aerated, about 1 minute. BEAT WHITES With electric mixer on medium-low speed, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until frothy, about 1 minute. Increase speed to medium-high. With motor running, slowly add reserved sugar and beat until soft peaks form, about 6 minutes. Add vanilla and mix until incorporated. Sift and fold: Sift flour mixture over egg whites in 3 additions, folding gently with rubber spatula after each addition until incorporated. Daffodil cake: Place one-third of the angel food cake batter (about 3 cups) in medium bowl and set aside. Gently scrape remaining batter into 12-cup ungreased tube pan. Add yolks and extract to reserved batter and gently fold mixture with rubber spatula until combined. Scrape into tube pan over top of plain batter. Pull spatula or knife through batters. Bake until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean with no crumbs attached, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool, inverted in cake pan, to room temperature, about 3 hours. To unmold, run knife along interior of pan and invert cake onto serving platter. Glaze: Whisk cream cheese and orange juice concentrate in medium bowl until smooth. Add confectioners' sugar and continue whisking until no lumps remain. Drizzle over top of cooled cake, letting glaze drip down sides. Let glaze set, about 30 minutes. Serve.