Strawberry Lemon Angel Cake 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.

ANGEL CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Butter a 25 x 20cm baking tin, and line the base with baking parchment. Stack a sheet of baking parchment over a sheet of foil, then fold in half so the parchment is facing out. Use this to divide the tin into three sections crosswise, each about 8cm wide.
• Melt the butter, remove from the heat and set aside. Put the sugar and eggs in a large heatproof bowl over a pan of just simmering water, making sure the bottom of the bowl doesn't touch the water. Beat using an electric whisk until really thick and pale, about 4-5 mins.
• Add a fifth of the mixture to the melted butter and mix to combine. Pour the butter mixture into the egg mixture, and carefully fold in along with the flour. Divide the mixture between three bowls. Leave one bowl of batter plain, then fold a drop each of pink food colouring and raspberry extract into the second bowl, and a drop each of yellow food colouring and lemon extract into the third bowl.
• Carefully pour one of the batters into each of the three sections in the prepared tin. Bake for 12-15 mins until cooked through, or a skewer inserted into the middle of the cakes comes out clean. Leave to cool slightly in the tin, then carefully transfer the three cakes to a wire rack and leave to cool completely.
• To make the buttercream, beat the butter, sugar, vanilla and milk together for 5 mins with an electric whisk until pale and creamy. To assemble the cake, put the plain sponge on a board and spread with half the buttercream. Top with the raspberry sponge, then spread with the remaining buttercream and top with the lemon sponge. Trim the sides so they're straight, even and neat.
• To make the fondant icing, sift the sugar into a bowl and mix with 1½-3 tbsp water until you have a thick, droppable icing. Transfer a quarter of the icing to a second bowl, and mix in a drop of pink food colouring. Transfer the pink icing to a piping bag.
• Spread the plain fondant icing over the top of the lemon sponge, making sure it doesn't drip down the sides. Pipe thin lines of pink icing on top across the width of the cake, space apart. Drag a cocktail stick through the lines lengthways to create a marbled effect. Leave to set slightly, then slice the cake into six even rectangles.

STRAWBERRY ANGEL CAKE

Steps:

• Combine strawberries and 1/4 cup sugar in a small bowl; cover and let stand 1 hour. Combine 1/2 cup sugar, milk, and cream cheese in a medium bowl; beat at medium speed of mixer til smooth.
• Cut cake horizontally into 3 layers using a serrated knife; place bottom layer, cut side up, on a serving plate. Brush with 1 tbsp liqueur (or orange juice), and spread half of cream cheese mixture over cake. Spoon one third of strawberries over cream cheese mixture using a slotted spoon. Repeat layers, ending with cake and liqueur (or orange juice). Spread whipped cream over top and sides of cake. Cover; chill 30 minutes.
• Arrange remaining strawberries on top of cake. Sprinkle with almonds, and serve.

LEMON ANGEL FOOD CAKE FILLED WITH LEMON CURD AND FRESH RASPBERRY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Place an oven rack in the center of the oven.
• Have ready an ungreased 10- inch tube pan.
• Sift the flour and the confectioners' sugar together into a medium bowl.
• Beat the egg whites with an electric mixer on medium speed in a large bowl until foamy.
• Increase the speed to medium-high, add the cream of tartar and salt, and beat just until the egg whites form soft peaks.
• Add the granulated sugar, about 1 tablespoon at a time, beating well after each addition, and beat just until the whites form stiff, glossy peaks.
• Add the vanilla and lemon oil and beat until well combined Sift one-fourth of the flour mixture over the egg whites and fold in with a whisk or a rubber spatula.
• Continue gently folding, one quarter at a time, until all the flour mixture has been added, being careful not to over mix.
• Transfer the batter to the pan.
• Run a table knife through the batter to remove any large air pockets, and smooth the top.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until the top is golden brown and the cake pulls away from the side of the pan.
• Turn the pan upside down, and balance it on its elongated neck or pan legs (if it if has them), or hang the tube upside down from the neck of a tall wine bottle.
• Let cool to room temperature.
• Turn the pan right side up.
• Run a knife around the edge of the cake and between the cake and the tube.
• Top the cake with a flat plate, invert it, give a sharp downward rap to the pan to dislodge the cake and lift off the pan.
• If the pan bottom is removable, slide a knife between the pan bottom and the cake to release it.
• Stir the lemon glaze ingredients together in a small bowl.
• Let stand for 10 minutes before using.
• Cut cake in half.
• Once completely cooled fill with lemon curd (SEE my recipe posted).
• Top Curd with Raspberries.
• Put top half of cake on raspberries then top with Glaze.
• Pouring over the cake and let stand for at least 10 outside minutes, or until the glaze is set.
• Use a sharp serrated knife to cut the cake.

STRAWBERRY-LEMON ANGEL FOOD TRIFLE

Steps:

• Whip the cream until soft peaks form; beat in the vanilla and sugar and mix thoroughly.
• Gently fold lemon filling into the whipped cream (add lemon zest and Limoncello, if using).
• In a trifle dish or individual dessert dishes layer the strawberries, cake cubes, and lemon creme mixture.
• Arrange a few strawberries on top.
• Serve immediately, or cover with saran wrap and chill until serving time.