ANGEL FOOD CAKE

When I was setting up this blog, one of the first things that I have to do is to choose my debut recipe.  Now, I’ve got to tell you that choosing the first recipe to post is both exciting and confusing at the same time!  I had so many to choose from, it feels like choosing a favorite child (FYI, I don’t have one.  Really, really!).

So what do you do when you can’t choose? Use the process of elimination, of course.  To choose my first recipe for Sweet Baking Adventures, I used these criteria :

• It has to be something that I could eat over and over again. Something I really love.
• It has to be easy to make.
• It doesn’t need too many ingredients.

Aaaaandddd …  Here it is!  Fluffy as clouds Angel Food Cake.

The first time I had Angel Food Cake, it was the one that you get from a grocery store. You know,  the one in a plastic tube pan.  It was in love at first bite.  I wanted to bake it myself but I thought it would be really hard to made.  But then I was looking online and found this recipe from Chef in Training and it looks really simple.  So I decided to bake it from scratch and whoaaa mommaaa!!!  It taste wayyy better than the one at the grocery store.

I just had to rename this cake Fluffy as clouds because that’s what I imagine clouds would feel like!  It’s soft and spongy and light, and the best part is, it’s really easy and fast to make.  This cake also holds it’s shape after you bake it so you can surely bake this cake in advance.

This cake is good by itself, but I usually serve this with Strawberries.  Trust me, it is just divine.  The tartness of the strawberries cuts into the sweetness of the cake, mmm .. mmm … mmmm…  I might have to bake this again right after I finish writing this post 🙂

Here are a few tips that I have for you before baking this delicious dessert :

• Invest in an Angel food cake pan with removable bottom and legs like this one .  The legs will make it easy for you to invert when you’re cooling it off and the removable bottom is great for quick release.
• Before whisking the egg whites, you want to make sure that your bowl is  grease-free.  Really wipe that bowl until it’s really clean. Clean bowl ensures your egg whites to stiffen and be stable.
• You want the egg whites to be completely yolk-free. If you accidentally drop a little bit of yolk, you can use the shell to scoop up the yolk.  Works every time!
• DO NOT PREHEAT YOUR OVEN.  Many recipes tell you to preheat the oven, but I had to tweak the recipe and start with a cool oven.  I find that the sides are more even with a cool oven rather than a preheated oven.

Happy Baking!

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Angel Food Cake

This fluffy as clouds Angel food cake is delicious and easy to make. It's best served with Strawberries. Remember to not preheat your oven.

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

1 hour

Servings

12 slices

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 cup cake flour
• 12 egg whites , room temperature
• 1/3 cup warm water
• 1 tsp vanila
• 1 1/2 tsp cream of tartar

Prep Time 20 minutes Cook Time 1 hour Servings 12 slices Ingredients 1 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 tsp salt 1 cup cake flour 12 egg whites , room temperature 1/3 cup warm water 1 tsp vanila 1 1/2 tsp cream of tartar

Instructions

1. DO NOT PREHEAT OVEN AND DO NOT GREASE TUBE PAN.
2. In a food processor or a mini chopper, blend sugar until it becomes fine but not powdered.
3. In a bowl, sift together cake flour, salt and 1/2 of the fine sugar.
4. Combine egg whites, warm water, vanilla, and cream of tartar in the stand mixer bowl. Whisk together in a low speed for 30 seconds. Change the speed to medium high and sprinkle 1/2 of the sugar while mixing continuously until medium peaks.
5. Take the bowl out of the stand mixer. Slowly sprinkle the cake flour mixture and fold in gently with a spatula until cake flour mixture is gone.
6. Spoon the mixtures into an ungreased tube pan. Smooth the top so it is even.
7. Place the tube pan in a cold oven. Turn the oven on to 325 degrees F and bake for 1 hour.
8. Invert cake and cool it in the pan. Once it is completely cool, remove the removable bottom and scrapes the sides and bottom of the pan.

Recipe Notes

Adapted from Food Network.

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