Angel Food Cake with Strawberries

Angel Food Cake with Strawberries is a wonderful light and heavenly dessert that is so simple to make! This recipe for angel food cake with strawberries is made from scratch and the fresh strawberries on top make it a perfect treat for any night of the week.

Prep Time20

Cook Time35

Total Time55

Course: Cake, Desserts

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Angle Food Cake with Strawberries

Servings:

Calories: 224kcal

Author: Jessica & Nellie

Ingredients

1 ½ cups powdered sugar
1 cup cake flour
1 ½ cups egg whites about 12
1 ½ teaspoons cream of tartar
1 cup granulated sugar
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
½ teaspoon almond extract
¼ teaspoon salt
2 cups Strawberries sliced
fresh whipped cream optional

Instructions

Prep: Start by moving the oven rack to lowest possible position and preheat the oven to 375ºF.
Cake batter: In a large bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar and flour and set it aside. If you have a sifter, sift it once or twice to produce a fluffier cake. Set aside.
Next, in a separate bowl, with an electric mixer (or Kitchen Aid mixer), beat together the egg whites and cream of tartar on medium speed until foamy.
Then mix in the granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, on high speed.
Add in the vanilla extract, almond extract and salt. Continue beating until a stiff and glossy meringue forms, do not under beat, it took mine about 20 minutes on 6/8 speed with my Kitchenaid mixer.
Sprinkle the powder sugar/flour mixture, 1/4 cup at a time, over the meringue mixture, folding in just until it disappears. Then pour the batter into and ungreased angel food cake pan (tube pan), 10x4 inches and cut gently through batter with a metal spatula or knife to remove any air bubbles.
Bake: Place the cake pan in the preheated oven and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until cracks feel dry and top springs back when touched lightly.
Once the cake is done baking, immediately turn the pan upside down onto a cooling rack. Let it hang upside down for about 2 hours or until the cake is completely cool.
Loosen the side of the cake with a knife or long, metal spatula, remove from pan. If your cakes want to stick like mine do, gently run a knife along each side, then stick a small metal spatula in one end and loosen the bottom. The cake is spongy, so it springs back if you smash it slightly getting it out. Make sense?
Assemble: After the cake is cooled, start slicing the strawberries into quarter sized pieces. Transfer them to a small bowl, sprinkle about 1-2 teaspoons of sugar over them and stir to combine. Let the strawberries sit for 5-10 minutes, once the sugar completely dissolves a wonderful glaze/syrup forms. Spoon the strawberries on top of each slice of cake, top with a dollop of whipped cream and enjoy!

Notes

Angle Food Cake with Strawberries is a homemade cake with fresh fruit and whipped cream on top! This recipe for angel food cake with strawberries is simple to make and is always a huge hit with family and friends.

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