LEMON ANGEL FOOD CAKE & BERRY TOPPING
List of Ingredients
- 1 1/2 CUPS SUGAR
- 1 CUP + 2 TABLESPOONS SIFTED CAKE FLOUR
- 1/4 TEASPOON SALT
- 12 EGG WHITES AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
- 1 1/4 TEASPOONS CREAM OF TARTAR
- 1 TABLESPOON + 1 TEASPOON GRATED LEMON ZEST
- 1 TEASPOON VANILLA
- 2 1/4 CUPS RASPBERRIES
- 2 1/4 CUPS SLICED STRAWBERRIES
- 2 TABLESPOONS RASPBERRY LIQUEUR
Instructions
- PREHEAT OVEN TO 375°.
- SIFT TOGETHER 3/4 CUPS SUGAR, CAKE FLOUR AND SALT. SET ASIDE.
- IN A LARGE BOWL, WITH MIXER ON LOW SPEED, BEAT EGG WHITES 1 TO 2 MINUTES OR UNTIL SMALL BUBBLES APPEAR AND SURFACE IS FROTHY. SPRINKLE CREAM OF TARTAR OVER WHITES, WITH MIXER AT MEDIUM SPEED, ADD REMAINING 3/4 CUPS OF SUGAR IN A SLOW STEADY STREAM, BEATING UNTIL ALL THE SUGAR HAS BEEN ADDED. SCRAPE SIDED AND BOTTOM OF BOWL WITH A RUBBER SPATULA. ADD 1 TABLESPOON LEMON ZEST AND VANILLA, CONTINUE BEATING UNTIL WHITES ARE STIFF BUT NOT DRY.
- SIFT 1/3 OF FLOUR MIXTURE OVER TOP OF BEATEN EGG WHITES WITH RUBBER SPATULA, IN A UNDER AND OVER MOTION MAKING SURE THAT YOU SCRAPE THE SIDES AND BOTTOM OF BOWL.
- REPEAT PROCEDURE 2 MORE TIMES, USING HALF OF THE REMAINING FLOUR MIXTURE EACH TIME, MAKING SURE ALL OF THE FLOUR MIXTURE IS BLENDED INTO WHITES.
- POUR BATTER INTO AN UNGREASED 9" OR 10" TUBE PAN, WITH SPATULA, SMOOTH SURFACE.
- BAKE ON LOWER RACK OF OVEN FOR 25 TO 30 MINUTES OR UNTIL CAKE TESTER INSERTED IN CENTER COMES OUT CLEAN.
- REMOVE CAKE FROM PAN, BY INSERTING A THIN KNIFE AROUND EDGE OF PAN, INVERT ONTO SERVING PLATTER AND LET COOL COMPLETELY.
- IN A LARGE BOWL, COMBINE RASPBERRIES, STRAWBERRIES, LIQUEUR AND REMAINING 1 TEASPOON LEMON ZEST, MIXING WELL. LET STAND FOR 30 MINUTES.
- CUT CAKE INTO 12 EQUAL SLICES, TOP EACH SLICE WITH BERRY SAUCE.
- SERVES 12
Final Comments
LITE AND DELICIOUS AND VERY TASTY.
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