Easy Orange Angel Food Cake

ORANGE ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment (or using a hand mixer), whip the egg whites until foamy. Add the cream of tartar and salt and continue whipping until soft peaks form. With the mixer running, gradually add 1 cup of the sugar and continue whipping until stiff and the sugar has dissolved, about 30 seconds.
• Sift the remaining 1/2 cup sugar with the pre-sifted cake flour 3 times, to aerate the mixture. Fold into the egg whites, then fold in the vanilla, and zest.
• Spoon the batter into ungreased mini tube pans. Bake until light golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool by turning the cake (in the pan) upside down until it cools to room temperature. Run a long, sharp knife blade around the cakes to loosen, then knock the cakes out onto a plate, or work them out with your fingers. The outside of the cake will remain in the pan leaving the cake whiter and more angelic looking.
• Make the glaze: Stir the ingredients together until smooth. Dip the tops of the cakes in the glaze. Let set for at least 30 minutes before serving, or until the icing is hard. Serve with sorbet.
• Serving suggestion: sorbet .

ORANGE ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Move your oven rack to the bottom position. Preheat oven to 350. Empty mix in mixing bowl. Add orange jello. Pour in orange juice. Mix per package directions. Bake 35 minutes. Turn upside down on a bottle and cool completely.
• 2. When cake is completely cooled remove from pan w/a filet or boning knife. Measure 1 c. of powdered sugar in a 2 c. measuring cup, add 2 tsp. of orange juice and reserved orange zest, mix. Drizzle over the top of the cake letting some drizzle down the sides for effect =)

MANDARIN ORANGE ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Add the juice from the oranges and the orange zest to the cake mix.
• Stir to combine.
• Bake in a bundt pan at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes.
• Cool completly. Frost with Cool Whip and decorate with the mandarin oranges.
• I used 3 Tbs. orange zest, but that is just a personal preference. You can also add half the caan of oranges into the batter before baking, but for some reason it always makes my cake stick to the pan. So just experiment. It is just as good with the oranges on top of the cake instead of in it.

ORANGE ANGEL CAKE

Steps:

• Follow directions on box using the orange juice in place of the water called for.
• After pouring into pan, sprinkle with slivered almonds.
• Bake following instruction on box.
• Cool as directed.
• Serve plain or lightly iced.
• • Variations: Limeade or lemonade equally as good as orange juice.

ORANGE DREAM ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Sift flour and 3/4 cup sugar together twice; set aside. , Add the cream of tartar, salt and almond and vanilla extracts to egg whites; beat on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining 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 half of batter into an ungreased 10-in. tube pan. To the remaining batter, stir in the orange zest, orange extract and, if desired, food colorings. Gently spoon orange batter over white batter. Cut through both layers with a knife to swirl the orange and remove air pockets., Bake on the lowest oven rack at 375° for 30-35 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.

EASY ORANGE ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare cake mix according to package directions, using 1 cup water and 1/3 cup orange juice instead of the liquid called for on the package.
• Stir in orange extract.
• Spoon batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan.
• Bake at 350 on lowest oven rack for 40 to 45 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched.
• Invert pan over the neck of a glass bottle; let cool completely.
• Loosen cake from sides of pan with a knife and remove from pan.