Grandmas Angel Surprise Cake Food

ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Adjust the oven rack to the lower middle position and preheat oven to 325°F (163°C).
• In a food processor or blender, pulse the sugar until fine and powdery. Remove 1 cup and set aside to use in step 3; keep the rest inside the food processor. Add the cake flour and salt to the food processor. Pulse 5-10 times until sugar/flour/salt mixture is aerated and light.
• In a large bowl using a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, whip egg whites and cream of tartar together on medium-low until foamy, about 1 minute. Switch to medium-high and slowly add the 1 cup of sugar you set aside. Whip until soft peaks form, about 5-6 minutes. See photo and video above for a visual. Add the vanilla extract, then beat just until incorporated.
• In 3 additions, slowly sift the flour mixture into the egg white mixture using a fine mesh strainer, gently folding with a rubber spatula after each addition. To avoid deflating or a dense cake, don't add the flour mixture all at once. Sift and very slowly fold in several additions. This is important! Pour and spread batter into an ungreased 9 or 10 inch tube pan. Shimmy the pan on the counter to smooth down the surface.
• Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted comes out clean, about 40-45 minutes. Rotate the pan halfway through baking. The cake will rise up very tall while baking. Remove from the oven, then cool the cake completely upside-down set on a wire rack, about 3 hours. (Upside-down so the bottom of the tube pan is right-side up, see photo and video above.) Once cooled, run a thin knife around the edges and gently tap the pan on the counter until the cake releases.
• If desired, dust with confectioners' sugar. Slice the cake with a sharp serrated knife. Regular knives can easily squish the cake. Serve with whipped cream and fresh berries.
• Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

COOL WHIP ANGEL FOOD SURPRISE CAKE

Steps:

• Use serrated knife to cut cake horizontally in half. Cut small tunnel around center of bottom half of cake, being careful to not cut through to bottom or sides of cake.
• Combine berries and 1/2 cup COOL WHIP; spoon into tunnel in cake. Cover with top half of cake.
• Frost top and side of cake with remaining COOL WHIP.

ANGEL FOOD CAKE FROM SCRATCH- GANDMA'S

Steps:

• 1. Measure egg whites, adding or removing whites as needed to equal 1 and 1/2 cups. Place in a mixer bowl. Let stand at room temperature for 30-45 minutes. Meanwhile, sift powdered sugar and flour together three times. Sifting really makes a difference in this recipe. Don't skip this step. Set aside. Add cream of tartar, extracts and salt to egg whites. Beat on high speed. Gradually add sugar, beating until sugar is dissolved and stiff peaks form.
• 2. Gently fold in flour mixture with a spatula (not the mixer), 1/4 cup at a time. Then gently spoon into an UNGREASED 10 inch tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Immediately turn pan upside down and cool completely in that position before removing cake from pan. Frost, if desired.
• 3. NOTES FOR SUCCESS: 1.) Be sure there is no grease, butter, or oil on pans, utensils, or anything used to mix and bake this cake. 2.) Fold ingredients in very gently. The structure of the cake depends on the air beaten into the egg whites. Stirring in a normal fashion will deflate eggs whites. 3.) Turning pan upside down immediately after removing it from the oven is very important. Cake will fall flat if left to cool upright. Grandma used to place the cake pan upside down on an empty pop bottle to cool. 4.) I found out the hard way... the cake must be completely cool before cutting. Otherwise you will have a pancake, not a real cake, like I did a few years back. :0

GRANDMA'S ANGEL SURPRISE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. 1. Cut off top of Angel Food cake. About 1/4 to 1/2 inch. Set aside. 2. Hollow out the insides of the cake. leave about a quarter inch thick wall on the outside and inside. Put the cake that you took out in a bowl and set aside. 3. Mix strawberry Jell-O using directions for the hot water. For the cold water use the frozen strawberries. 4. Pour strawberry Jell-O over cake crumbs. Mix well. 5. Pour strawberry mixture into hollowed out Angel Food cake. 6. Replace top. 7. Ice cake with Cool-Whip. 8. Refrigerate about an hour before serving.

GRANDMA LU'S CASSATA CAKE

Steps:

• Mix ricotta, 1 pint of whipped heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla in a bowl till smooth. Add one roughly chopped chocolate bar. Fold in.
• Spray a large bowl with nonstick cooking spray (like Pam). Slice sponge cake into half-inch pieces. Line the bowl with one layer of cake. Follow with a layer of filling, making sure to come up to top of bowl. Continue alternating layers of cake and filling till you have reached the top of bowl. Finish with a layer of cake. Seal with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• Remove plastic wrap. Place a pretty cake dish on top of bowl. Invert the cake and remove bowl. Frost with remaining pint of whipped heavy cream. Decorate with 2nd chocolate bar curls and drained maraschino cherries.

GRANDMA LORRAINE'S APPLE ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Place apples in large bowl with 1 can soda and 1 1/2 cups water. Let sit for 5 minutes.
• In a large skillet over medium heat melt butter. Add brown sugar, molasses, maple syrup, cinnamon and salt. Stir until sugar has dissolved and starts to simmer. Add apple brandy, pecans, raisins and apples. Reduce heat to low and let simmer for about 15 minutes or until apples are tender and liquid has reduced to a syrupy consistency.
• Slice angle food cake into wedges and top each slice with apple mixture.