Angel Food Dream Recipes

Steps:

• Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Sift flour and 3/4 cup sugar together twice; set aside. , Add the cream of tartar, salt and almond and vanilla extracts to egg whites; beat on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining sugar, about 2 tablespoons at a time, beating 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 half of batter into an ungreased 10-in. tube pan. To the remaining batter, stir in the orange zest, orange extract and, if desired, food colorings. Gently spoon orange batter over white batter. Cut through both layers with a knife to swirl the orange and remove air pockets., Bake on the lowest oven rack at 375° for 30-35 minutes or until lightly browned and entire top appears dry. Immediately invert pan; cool completely, about 1 hour., Run a knife around side and center tube of pan. Remove cake to a serving plate.

Steps:

• Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Sift 1/2 cup sugar and flour together twice; set aside. , Place oven rack in the lowest position. Preheat oven to 350°. Add cream of tartar, extracts and salt to egg whites; beat on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining sugar, about 2 tablespoons at a time, beating on high until stiff peaks form. Gradually fold in flour mixture, about 1/2 cup at a time., Gently spoon into an ungreased 10-in. tube pan. Cut through batter with a knife to remove air pockets. Bake until lightly browned 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 to a serving plate.

Steps:

• 1. Tear up the cake into small pieces. Place half of the cake pieces in a 9 x 13 inch baking pan. Beat the eggs until they are thick and lemon colored. Set aside.
• 2. In a pan over simmering hot water or double boiler, melt the chocolate. Cool a little. Add a bit of the chocolate to the eggs to temper and then add the egg mixture to the chocolate. Stir. Be careful to not let the eggs cook and become scrambled eggs.
• 3. Fold the chocolate mixture into the whipped topping (or whipped cream), the vanilla and 3/4 cup or nuts. Pour half of the mixture over the cake pieces in the pan, top with remaining cake pieces and then the remaining chocolate mixture. Sprinkle rest of the nuts over the top. Cover with saran wrap and refrigerate for approximately 12 hours. Serve with whipped cream.
• 4. Can use milk chocolate instead of semi-sweet chocolate bits.

Steps:

• 1. Pour cake mix into large bowl. Pour crushed pineapple into cake mix and stir gently until just combined. (it will puff up and look frothy)
• 2. Pour batter into lightly greased 13x9 inch cake pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Serve with dollop of whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. (I'm going to try this with diced canned peaches and maybe cherries too but haven't yet) :)
• 3. Note: It is not recommended to use a bundt type pan for this cake as it will brown too much on the outside before it cooks in the center.

Steps:

• Drain strawberries, reserving 1/3 cup of syrup.
• Split cake horizontally into two layers.
• Place bottom layer on serving plate and spoon strawberries over it.
• Spread with 3 1/4 cups of whipped topping.
• Replace top layer and drizzle with reserved syrup, allowing it to run down outer side of cake.
• Garnish with remaining whipped topping and fresh strawberries.