Angel Food Cake and Custard

This is our absolute FAVORITE! we can't even eat the store bought stuff anymore!

Angel Food Cake

• 1 ½ cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup cake flour
• 1 ½ c egg whites (about 12 eggs)
• 1 ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 cup sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

1. Oven @ 375
2. Beat eggs and cream of tartar at high speed until foamy.
3. Gradually add 1 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, scraping bowl often.
4. Add salt, almond extract and vanilla.
5. Mix flour and powdered sugar and add to the mixture.
6. Fold until flour mixture disappears.
7. Put into pan.
8. Cut through with metal spatula.
9. Bake for 30-35 minutes.
10. Cool by placing upside down on top of a bottle with the bottle nose at the center of the back pan. Cool for 1 ½ hours. (we have a new angel food cake pan and it has little things on the outside of the pan so it just flips over to cool and then you pop out the center)

Custard for Angel food cake  (this is a single batch... I usually triple it since i have 12 egg yolks anyways)

• 1 ½ cup whipping cream
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 4 egg yolks
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

1. Bring cream to a boil and remove from heat.
2. In a separte bowl mix sugar, cornstarch, vanilla and egg yolks.
3. Gradually add cream.
4. Cook over medium heat until custard can coat the back of a metal spoon (probably about 3-4 minutes)
5.  Can be served over berries as well.

REVIEWS

A classic that just can't be outdone! this is light and fluffy, and just plain delish! bet you can't stop at just one bite!

Acknowledgement

This came from my mother in law... she KNOWS yummy desserts!