Lemon Angel Dessert Food

LEMON ANGEL CAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Place pie filling in a bowl; fold in whipped cream., Cut cake into two horizontal layers. Place bottom layer on a serving plate; top with 1 cup lemon mixture. Top with a second cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake with remaining lemon mixture. Chill for 15 minutes or until serving. Refrigerate leftovers.

LEMON ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine 1/2 cup of sugar with the flour and sift together 4 times. Set aside.
• Place the egg whites, salt, and cream of tartar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment and beat on high speed until the eggs make medium-firm peaks, about 1 minute. With the mixer on medium speed, add the remaining 1 1/2 cups of sugar by sprinkling it over the beaten egg whites. Whisk for a few minutes until thick and shiny. Whisk in the vanilla and lemon zest and continue to whisk until very thick, about 1 more minute. Sift about 1/4 of the flour mixture over the egg whites and fold it into the batter with a rubber spatula. Continue adding the flour by fourths by sifting and folding until it's all incorporated.
• Pour the batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan, smooth the top, and bake it for 35 to 40 minutes, until it springs back to the touch. Remove the cake from the oven and invert the pan on a cooling rack until cool.

LEMON ANGEL FOOD DESSERT

Steps:

• Bake angel food cake as per directions.
• Trim off the crusts and break into bite size pieces.
• Combine 6 egg yolks, 3/4 cup sugar and 3/4 cup of lemon juice.
• Cook in double boiler until thickened (coats spoon).
• Remove from heat and add 1 tbsp.
• unflavored gelatin softened in 1/4 cup of water to mixture and cool.
• Beat 6 egg whites till stiff and add 1/2 cup sugar.
• Fold whites into egg yolk mixture.
• Arrange 1/3 of cake pieces loosely in bottom of tube pan.
• Pour 1/3 of lemon custard mixture over cake.
• Continue until there are 3 layers ending with the custard mixture.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• Loosen and remove from pan.
• Frost with whipped cream.
• An alternative method to assembling this cake would be to mix the angel food pieces with the custard mixture and put in a spring form pan. Make it the day before. When released from the pan frost with whipped cream or Cool Whip. This works wonderfully.

LEMON ANGEL DESSERT

Steps:

• Mix gelatin, sugar, salt in the top of a double boiler.
• Add eggs and heat until well blended.
• Stir in thawed lemonade concentrate and water.
• Cook over boiling water, stirring constantly until mixture coats a spoon (about 5 minutes).
• Cool.
• Chill a large bowl and beaters.
• Beat chilled milk until foamy.
• Add lemon juice and whip until very stiff.
• Fold in custard from the double boiler thoroughly.
• Fold in cake pieces.
• Spoon into a spring form pan, or angel food cake pan.
• Chill until set - about 3 hours.

LEMON ANGEL FOOD CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat to 325 F.
• In a large bowl, sift together the cake flour and confectioners' sugar. Set aside.
• To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, add the egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt. Whisk on medium-high speed until soft peaks form , about 2 minutes.
• With the mixer running, very slowly add the granulated sugar. Continue whisking until glossy, stiff peaks form. Whisk in the lemon zest and lemon extract.
• Sift the flour mixture into the stand mixer in 3 additions, folding in each addition with a rubber spatula until just combined. Don't overmix or you'll deflate the meringue.
• Pour the batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan. Spread the batter evenly in the pan with a silicone spatula.
• Bake, rotating the pan half way through cooking time, until a cake tester comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes total.
• Remove from the oven, turn the pan upside down over a wire rack and let the cake cool completely in the pan, about 3 hours. Make the Glaze and Finish Cake
• Gather the glaze ingredients.
• In a medium bowl, add the melted butter and lemon juice.
• With a handheld mixer on medium speed, slowly add the confectioners' sugar in two batches, beating well after each addition until smooth.
• Add the heavy cream and continue to beat until smooth. If the glaze is too thick, and more heavy cream 1 teaspoon at a time until you reach desired consistency. The glaze should be pourable.
• When the cake is cool, release the cake from the pan by running a knife around the edges. Flip the pan over and gently tap onto a plate or cake stand.
• Top with the glaze and serve garnished with berries, if desired.

LEMON MERINGUE ANGEL CAKE

Steps:

• Place 12 egg whites in a large bowl. Sift 1/2 cup sugar and flour together twice; set aside. , Add cream of tartar, vanilla and salt to egg whites; beat on medium speed until foamy. Gradually beat in remaining sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, 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 batter into an ungreased 10-in. tube pan. Cut through batter with a knife to remove air pockets. Bake on lowest oven rack at 350° until golden brown and entire top appears dry, 35-40 minutes. Immediately invert pan; cool completely, about 1 hour., Run a knife around side and center tube of pan. Remove cake; split into 2 horizontal layers. Place cake bottom on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Spread with lemon curd; replace cake top. , For meringue, in a small bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar on medium until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved. Spread over top and sides of cake., Bake at 350° until golden brown, 15-18 minutes. Transfer to a serving plate. Refrigerate leftovers.