Strawberry Angel-Food Cake With Red and Green Holiday Sauces
- 1 cup sifted white flour
- 1 cup superfine sugar, divided
- 10 egg whites
- 1 14 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 12 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 12 cup thinly sliced fresh strawberries (May use frozen)
- 1 cup sliced fresh strawberries (May use frozen)
- 1 cup honey, divided
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch or 2 tablespoons arrowroot, divided
- 2 cups peeled and sliced kiwi fruits
- fresh kiwi fruit, chopped, as garnish (optional)
- fresh strawberries, as garnish (may use frozen) (optional)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Have at hand a 10-inch ungreased tube pan.
- To make the cake: Sift together flour and 1/2 cup of the sugar into a large bowl.
- Set aside.
- In another bowl, beat egg whites until foamy.
- Add cream of tartar; continue beating until soft peaks form.
- Add remaining 1/2 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating until stiff peaks form.
- Fold in flour-sugar mixture, 1/2 cup at a time.
- Fold in vanilla and strawberries which have been sliced as thinly as possible.
- Pour batter into tube pan, being sure you have not greased the pan.
- Spread evely and deflate any large air pockets with a knife.
- Bake 40 minutes or until cake is lightly browned and springy.
- Invert pan and let cake cool 40 minutes.
- Remove cake from pan and set on a serving plate.
- To make the sauces: In a blender, combine strawberries, 1/2 cup honey and 1 tablespoon cornstarch or arrowroot.
- Puree until smooth.
- Pour into a saucepan and heat, whisking, until slightly thickened.
- Pour into a bowl and let cool.
- Press kiwifruit through a strainer to remove seeds.
- In a blender, combine strained kiwifruit with remaining 1 tablespoon cornstarch or arrowroot and 1/2 cup honey.
- Puree until smooth.
- Pour sauce into a clean saucepan and heat, whisking, until slightly thickened.
- Pour into a bowl to let cool.
- To serve: Ladle a small amount of red sauce on half of a dessert plate, and an equal amount of green sauce on the other half.
- Place a slice of cake in the center and garnish the green side with a few pieces of kiwi and garnish the red side with a few pieces of strawberry.
- Alternately, you can omit the fruit and drizzle the cake with stripes of the two sauces.
- Serve immediately.
- NOTE: I have made this with packaged angel food cake mix omitting the strawberries in the cake (although they certainly could be included).
- Instead of garnishing with pieces of fruit on each side of cake slice, I put them right on top of cake, allowing a few to spill over the sides.
- Cake may be made a day ahead.
- If you make the sauces ahead, reheat them until pourable at serving time They are good served warm on the plate.
- This cake is only 222 calories a serving!
flour, sugar, egg whites, cream of tartar, vanilla, fresh strawberries, fresh strawberries, honey, cornstarch, fruits, fresh kiwi fruit, fresh strawberries
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/strawberry-angel-food-cake-with-red-and-green-holiday-sauces-262099 (may not work)