Orange Cream Angel Food Cake Recipe
This Orange Cream Angel Food Cake Recipe is light, fluffy and full of fresh citrus flavor. It is a perfect dessert for spring and summer.
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 1 cup cake flour
- 1 ½ cups sugar divided
- 12 egg whites room temperature
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- ¼ teaspoon salt
For the orange cream:
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 1 tablespoon orange juice
Instructions
Preheat oven
- Set oven to 180°C.
Sift dry ingredients
- Sift flour with half of the sugar and set aside.
Whip egg whites
- Beat egg whites with cream of tartar until soft peaks form.
Add sugar
- Slowly add remaining sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.
Add flavor
- Mix in vanilla and orange zest.
Fold flour
- Gently fold in flour mixture without deflating batter.
Transfer to pan
- Pour batter into ungreased cake pan and smooth top.
Bake
- Bake for 30–35 minutes until golden.
Cool upside down
- Invert pan and cool completely.
Make cream
- Whip cream with powdered sugar, orange zest and juice.
Serve
- Slice cake and top with orange cream.
Notes
- Use fresh orange zest for best flavor
- Do not overmix batter
- Use clean bowl for egg whites
- Add berries for extra taste
- Chill cream before whipping
- Use store-bought cake for shortcut
- Serve chilled for refreshing taste