Angel Food Cake (Sheet Cake) Angel Nutrient Cake (Sheet Cake)

How did Angel Food Block get its name? I was pondering this very question while baking this Angel Food Block (Sheet Cake) version a couple of days ago. Wikipedia states; Angel Nutrient Cake "is so named considering of its airy lightness that was said to exist the "nutrient of the angels".

Angel Food Cake (Sheet Cake) - a fun way to serve a traditional dessert. Topped with a sensational lemon glaze that takes this cake to heavenly heights. Simply SatedHither is my ain theory which is completely unfounded by whatever religious doctrine including my own.

Well, yous run into, some angels were having a birthday party and needed a birthday cake. It couldn't exist just whatever old cake; it had to be lighter than air just like they are. They had no way of baking a block, then decided to practice what all expert angels don't do – they came to world and stole the only altogether cake they could conduct. Thus, the name Affections Food Cake was bestowed. It should really be called Angel Food Birthday Cake.

Angel Food Cake (Sheet Cake) - a fun way to serve a traditional dessert. Topped with a sensational lemon glaze that takes this cake to heavenly heights. Simply SatedWith that decided, I need to set the story straight on this cake. This is non an Angel Food Cake any angel would steal. It is not lighter than air and it is eggier than the traditional variety. But, and this is a very important "merely," it is out-of-this-world succulent and beautiful – peculiarly with the Lemon-Cream Cheese Frosting and Holly Cupcake Decorations.

Angel Food Cake (Sheet Cake) - a fun way to serve a traditional dessert. Topped with a sensational lemon glaze that takes this cake to heavenly heights. Simply SatedWhether you believe my version or Wikipedia's of how Affections Nutrient Block got its name actually doesn't thing. All that matters is the taste and this cake is sensational.

Angel Food Cake (Sheet Cake) - a fun way to serve a traditional dessert. Topped with a sensational lemon glaze that takes this cake to heavenly heights. Simply SatedI want you to be honest now – doesn't my theory about how Angel Food Cake got its proper name brand the most sense?

Angel Food Cake (Sheet Cake) - a fun way to serve a traditional dessert. Topped with a sensational lemon glaze that takes this cake to heavenly heights. Simply SatedThe original recipe is establish at Southern Living Magazine under the proper noun "Heavenly Affections Food Cake". Mayhap, I should accept renamed information technology "Sin-sational Angel Nutrient Cake".

Angel Food Cake (Sheet Cake) - a fun way to serve a traditional dessert. Topped with a sensational lemon glaze that takes this cake to heavenly heights. Simply SatedSavour!

Angel Food Cake (Sheet Cake) - a fun way to serve a traditional dessert. Topped with a sensational lemon glaze that takes this cake to heavenly heights. Simply Sated

Angel Food Cake (Canvas Cake)

Angel Food Cake in sheet cake course topped with Lemon-Cream Cheese Frosting - Original recipe by Southern Living: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/heavenly-angel-food-cake.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Servings 16 -20

Author Susie Gall

  • For the Cake:
  • 2 i/two cups saccharide
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 i/2 cups egg whites 12-sixteen (use fresh egg whites only)
  • 1 teaspoon foam of tartar
  • i teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
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  • For the Lemon-Cream Cheese Frosting:
  • 1 1/2 8-oz. packages foam cheese, softened
  • i/4 loving cup butter softened
  • 1/iv cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1 16-oz. packet powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons lemon zest
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  • For the Holly Cupcake Decorations:
  • http://www.simplysated.com/holly-cupcake-decorations/

  1. For the Cake:

  2. Preheat oven to 375F. Position the oven rack one/3 from the bottom of the oven.

  3. Line a 13 x 9-inch pan with aluminum foil – assuasive two" overlap over the sides of the pan. Practice Non grease the pan or the foil.

  4. Sift together saccharide, flour & salt. Set aside.

  5. With an electrical mixer, trounce egg white & cream of tartar on high until strong peaks form.

  6. Slowly, fold in the sugar/flour mixture, i/3 cup at a time. Do not overmix – fold simply until just blended after each addition.

  7. Carefully, fold in vanilla and lemon juice.

  8. Gently spoon concoction into prepared pan. Note – batter will reach to the top or almost to the superlative of the pan.

  9. Identify the pan in the preheated 375F oven.

  10. Broil thirty-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

  11. Remove the cake from the oven and turn over and onto a very lightly floured (make clean) textile or onto a wire cooling rack that has been sprayed with cooking oil.

  12. Allow the block cool with the pan in place until completely cooled – approximately ane hour.

  13. Once cake has cooled, remove the pan and peel off the foil.

  14. Spread Lemon-Cream Cheese Frosting over the entire cake or cut the block into pieces then frost.

  15. Garnish with Holly Cupcake Decorations.

  16. *See Notes for baking in other pans.

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  18. For the Lemon-Foam Cheese Frosting:

  19. Using a stand up-mixer, beat cream cheese & butter at medium speed until flossy and low-cal.

  20. Add lemon juice and beat just until composite.

  21. Gradually add powdered sugar on low speed merely until blended then stir in lemon zest.

This cake tin exist baked in an ungreased angel food block pan - xxx-35 minutes.
or...
in 3 ungreased nine-inch round pans - fifteen-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the heart comes out clean.


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