Have any of you bakers ever made a Chocolate Angel Food Cake?..

[Little Star]

I had never even heard of it before I saw one for the first time in Whole Foods. I bought it and thought it was pretty darn good. I decided it would naturally be better home made so now I'm looking for a recipe. Was wondering if any of you maybe had one.

I think this one I found on the net sounds pretty good but would like your imput:
http://www.joyofbaking.com/ChocolateAngelFoodCake.html

Who knows, maybe I'm just late to the game and some of you have been baking this for years!

[Lucinda]

1. I never have, but I would love to try it.

I like making a fruit filled normal version iced with whipped cream, and the thought of a chocolate cake base has me thinking of how I could adapt that.

[Little Star]

2. The one I bought we had with..

raspberries and lite cool whip (on a diet here.) It was really good but home made will be better.

[Lucinda]

3. It's hard to beat home made for Angelfood Cake.

My fruit and cream angelfood has been my favorite cake for years. I most often use sweetened strawberries. I cut a think section off the top, make a tunnel, stuff the berries in, then put the "lid" back on and then frosting the whole thing with whipped cream or whipped topping. Then you drizzle the berry juice over the top and decorate with reserved berries. Its really pretty and sooo light.

Your raspberries and cream sound like a good fit with the chocolate. If you bake one soon, I'd love to how it turned out.

I don't eat regular cake much at all, I get a little bored with it. I keep wanting to experiment, using multiple thin layers stacked with different fillings. But I never seem to get around to it.

[Juneboarder]

4. I have to ask...

I love to bake and recently bought a pan just to try making angel food cake (a spring form pan or whatever it's called). Everything went well till I put my batter in the pan. While cooking in the oven, the batter leaked out all over. Could it be my pan, or was my batter too runny possibly? I was so disappointed, I didn't want to try a 2nd time around lol...

[Little Star]

7. I use a Angel Food Cake Pan...

It looks like this one:
http://www.meijer.com/s/wilton-angel-food-cake-pan/_/R-142407;jsessionid=E2098A5FC4F281B90C07D253C842F687.instance03?CAWELAID=895421131&cmpid=goobase


I've never heard of using a spring form pan to make angel food cake. I don't think they are made for that purpose. That might be your problem.

[Juneboarder]

8. Bad recipe or User Error...

LOL!! I either used a bad recipe or read the pan to use and got the completely wrong thing. Guess I need to get back in the kitchen and go for round 2

[Little Star]

9. Stuff happens! lol

[Lucinda]

11. Was it a cheese cake type spring form pan, or one of those tube pans?

I think angel food needs the tube pan to climb up and bake properly. I've only use the spring form pans to bake things with a crust on the bottom. Maybe someone else will pop in with more experience and can clear it up for us both!

[housewolf]

20. You got it right - angel food needs a tube pan for the reason you said

Springform pans are used have 2 purposes - the first and main one is for things that you don't want to turn upside down, such as cheesecakes, chocolate mousse pie/cake, heavy-topping streusels, deep dish pizza and the like.

The second of for things that you build in layers that need to chill and set between layers - but again, they'd fall apart or be damaged if turned upside-down.

Many batter-cake recipes can be made in a springform pan as well as a regular cake pan - you just need to be sure it's the correct diameter and that the springform doesn't leak.

[Lisa D]

10. I can't wait to try this!

Thanks for posting the recipe

[Luciferous]

5. Yes, I've made chocolate angel food cake before, and it's

awesome. Here's the recipe I used: http://www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-angel-food-cake-28138

[Little Star]

6. Thanks. I'm going to try the recipe...

you have recommended. It appeals to me more than the one I pulled up. Besides yours has already been tested!

[Lucinda]

12. Bookmarking this one to read tomorrow!

Thanks for that link. I am AWOL from tree decorating, so I am just here for a second!

[GoCubsGo]

13. Yes. I have made pumpkin angel food cake, as well.

If I remember tomorrow, I'll dig up the recipe. It's quite good

I don't remember the recipe I used for chocolate cake, but that one looks good to me.

[Little Star]

14. Get outta here, pumpkin??... You guys are makin' my day...

Since I went on a diet, angel food cake has become the sweet I turn to. Can't wait for your recipe! Thanks!

[GoCubsGo]

15. Here you go...

This recipe calls for a boxed cake mix. However, if you have a favorite scratch recipe for plain angel food cake, go ahead and use it in place of the box mix. That is what I usually do. And, of course, you can always adjust the spices to your taste, or use pumpkin pie spice in comparable quantities.


Pumpkin Angel Food Cake

1 c. cooked or canned pumpkin
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/8 tsp. ground ginger
1 pkg. (16 oz.) one-step angel food cake mix

In a large bowl, combine pumpkin, vanilla and spices. Set mixture aside. Prepare cake mix according to directions. Fold a fourth of the cake batter into the pumpkin mixture. Gently fold in the remainder of the batter. Gently spoon into an ungreased 10" tube pan. Cut through the batter with a knife to remove air pockets.

Bake on the lowest oven rack at 350F for 38-44 minutes or until top is golden brown and cake springs back when lightly touched. Immediately invert pan onto a wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Run a knife around the sides of a cake and remove to a serving plate. Garnish each slice with whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon if desired.

[GoCubsGo]

16. Another recipe using angel food cake.

This one isn't for everyone, but it's better than it sounds:



1 angel food cake (prepared or store bought)
1 box sugar free gelatin, any flavor. (Strawberry is the best)


Place cake in bowl, upside down. Poke numerous holes in cake using skewer. Prepare gelatine according to instructions on box, and slowly pour over cake, allowing the gelatin to absorb into the cake. Refrigerate until gelatin solidifies, at least an hour. Transfer cake from bowl to serving plate. Slice and serve with whipped cream or topping and sliced fruit if desired.

Of course, there is no reason you couldn't skip the gelatine, and just pour some of your favorite liqueur into the cake instead.

Well...other than all those calories.

[Little Star]

17. Thank you so much!...

And when in a hurry I see nothing wrong with using a box mix. It's still tastes better than just buying one at the market like I did the Chocolate one! LOL

[GoCubsGo]

18. Boxed mixes have come a long way.

I fully agree that they are better than cakes from the grocery store bakeries. And, recent versions are as good as some scratch recipes. I really like Bacardi's rum cake recipe, and it calls for a boxed mix. I will confess, however, that if I can find a good deal on store-bought angel food cake, I have no problem taking advantage of it. Those are not nearly as bad as all the other cakes at the grocery store bakeries.

[Little Star]

19. This conversation prompted me to search around...

the net for other angel food cake flavors. Look what I found:

http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=40716

Who knew that you could use cherry, blueberry, or lemon canned pie filling? Not I!
And they are approved by sparkpeople so they are good on my diet too.

I can't believe I didn't think about different flavors on my own

[housewolf]

21. I've never made a chocolate angelfood cake

but I _can_ vouch for the JoyOfBaking site - I've used many recipes from that site and they've all turned out well.

Here are a few you can compare and choose from:

Here's Martha Stewart's recipe
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/10790435/ns/today-food/t/martha-stewarts-chocolate-angel-food-cake/#.TvGKh9Vki7s
http://www.marthastewart.com/274933/angel-food-cake-recipes/@center/276954/great-cake-recipes

Epicurious
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Chocolate-Angel-Food-Cake-with-Fruit-and-Maple-Yogurt-230816

Gourmet's
http://www.gourmet.com/recipes/2000s/2009/05/chocolate-angel-food-cake

Godiva's
http://www.godiva.com/recipes/recipe.aspx?id=467

Ghirardelli's
http://www.ghirardelli.com/bake/recipe.aspx?id=1144


have fun!

[Little Star]

22. Thanks housewolf! n/t