Almond Angel Food Cake
- 8 cups sliced strawberries
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
- 3/4 cup slivered almonds
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 cup sifted cake flour
- 1/2 cup powdere sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 10 large egg whites
- 1 1/4 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 8 large egg yolks
- 3 1/2 cups low-fat milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 325u0b0F.
- For strawberries, combine berries, 2 Tbsp sugar, 2 Tbsp orange juice and orange rind in a bowl. Chill, covered, in fridge 2 hours.
- For cake, place almonds and 2 Tbsp sugar in food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Sift together the flour, powdered sugar and salt into a bowl. Tip in almond mixture and stir to combine. Set aside. Beat egg whites in a large bowl at high speed until foamy. Add cream of tartar and beat to soft peak stage. Add 3/4 cup sugar, 1 Tbsp at a time, gradually beating to stiff peaks. Sprinkle flour mixture over egg white mixture, 1/4 cup at a time and fold together. Fold in almond extract. Spoon batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan and spread evenly. Bake at 325 degrees F for 1 hour or until cake springs back when lightly pressed with finger.
- While cake bakes, prepare creme anglaise. Combine 2/3 cup sugar and yolks in large saucepan, stirring with wire whisk til blended. Gradually add milk stirring constantly with whisk. Cook over medium heat until mixture coats back of a spoon (around 8 minutes), stirring constantly. Pour mixture inot a bowl and stir in vanilla. Cover and chill. Mixture will thicken as it cools.
- Invert cake pan and cool (my mom always balanced it on a glass pop bottle). Loosen cake from sides of pan using a narrow metal spatula. Invert onto serving plate. Serve with strawberries and creme anglaise.
strawberries, sugar, orange juice, orange rind, slivered almonds, sugar, cake flour, powdere sugar, salt, egg whites, cream of tartar, granulated sugar, almond, sugar, egg yolks, lowfat milk, vanilla
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/almond-angel-food-cake-257516 (may not work)