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Review: Angel Food Cake

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The original recipe can be found here!

With my husband’s birthday last week, I found myself with a bit of a challenge. For his birthday he always got to have Angel Food cake, and that was a huge challenge for me. I don’t usually bake and I especially never make cakes. When making an Angel Food Cake, taking your time is important and making sure each step is done according to the directions is important, but it is not the way that I cook. If you would like to make this recipe yourself, please go visit the original recipe above and only take away some of my tricks and advice. The Woman who wrote the recipe will probably know far more about cakes than I ever will!

As for my review, I can say this cake was very delicious. It was rather difficult to make, and I did make at least one mistake, but the cake still turned out good despite my incompetence. One mistake I made was not sifting my flour. That meant there were clumps of flour in my batter that were very crunchy in the freshly baked cake. My second mistake was due to a complete lack of understanding. While the cake is cooling, I guess you are supposed to invert it. I had never heard of such a thing, and though the directions said to flip the cake, I just assumed that you do that after it is fully cooled. Neither of these mistakes ruined the cake, they just made the cake have it’s own quirk. Since I did not invert the cake, the center of the cake deflated while the outside stayed fully inflated. The last bit of advice I can give is to be sure to eat the cake as quickly as possible. Once the cake is baked and cooled, you should keep it in the fridge. I made the cake Thursday Day, and by Sunday when we were finishing the cake, it had a very subtle but present fridge flavor.

The only tricks I can provide is to make sure to use wax paper for your cake. Don’t use a bunt pan unless it’s your only option, because with a bunt pan, you’ll have to use a non-stick spray on just the bottom, then coat with flour to keep from sticking to the bottom, but to still allow the cake mixture to stick to the sides while cooking. Finally, if you don’t have an angel food cake pan, a spring form pan works very well with a can or a small glass in the center. I don’t have an angel food cake pan, so I used an old jelly jar wrapped in wax paper, and it worked great. It wasn’t as pretty as it would if I had the correct pan, but it was good enough to impress me! I also didn’t have cake flour, so I saw that you can use cornstarch to make a cake flour. This recipe used one cup of cake flour, so add 2 Tbsp corn starch to a one cup measuring cup, then fill the rest of the way with flour. That worked great as a substitute!

This cake made about 8 slices. Below I will include some picture from the process.

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Directions

Dry Ingredients and Making Meringue

Mixing, Filling, and Baking

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Spicy Bean Curry with Rice

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Curry is an easy and warming meal. Not only does is have great depth in flavor, but it is often times very healthy and a very filling dish. So I figured, why not add some beans to my curry. I took inspiration from southern rice and beans, but I added some leftover cooked sausage for a bit more protein. The only note I have with this dish is to add the spices a bit at a time if you are nervous of flavor. You can easily taste it as you add them, and also, the earlier you add them, the more the heat from the cayenne and hot sauce will cook out. This recipe maked 7 adult sized servings.

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What You Will Need

  • 1 Pint Diced Tomatoes
  • 1 Can Northern Beans
  • 1/2 Onion, Sliced
  • 1 Tbsp Ground Cumin, Curry powder, Ground Mustard, Cayenne Powder, Ground Paprika, and Ground Cinnamon, Alter to taste
  • 1/2 Tbsp Hot sauce, Optional
  • 1/2 lb Cooked Ground Sausage
  • 2 cups Beef Broth
  • Large Saucepan
  • 6 Cups Cooked Rice

Directions

1. Add all your ingredients but the broth, sausage and rice to the large saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil. Once boiling, reduce to a simmer. Add your broth and cook until sauce becomes thick, about 30 minutes.

2. Once sauce is thick, add your sausage, stir and cook until heated through. Serve over cooked rice.

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Smash Burgers with Quick Fondant Potatoes and Acorn Squash

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Smash burgers are a classic form of burger that doesn’t need any altering. You simply form balls, place them onto a hot skillet or flat top, smash them thin with your spatula, then season with salt and pepper and cook one minute per side. These burgers are always delicious and are super easy to make. You can also make a lot with only a little bit of meat, which is another huge plus! Beyond that, I also made fondant potatoes and squash to go with these burgers. Fondant potatoes usually take a while to make since you cut your potatoes into large patties then cook them covered for almost an hour. This recipe makes it all so much easier, and adds a different flavor and texture with added squash. The savory broth adds amazing flavor to these potatoes and makes fondant potatoes one of my very favorite forms of potatoes. We also served this meal with a side of sliced dill pickles, and they were delicious! This recipe makes 8 burgers, which is 8 adult servings, and 5 servings of the fondant potato and squash side.

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What You Will Need

  • 4 Potatoes, Peeled and Roughly Cubed
  • 1/2 Acorn Squash, Cored, Peeled, and Cubed
  • 2 Tbsp Oil
  • 1 1/2 Cup Chicken Broth
  • 1 1/2 Lb Burger
  • 2 Tbsp A1
  • Medium Mixing Bowl
  • Salt and Pepper
  • Sliced Onion, Ketchup, Mustard, and A1 to Serve
  • 8 Burger Buns
  • 2 Large Frying Pans

Directions

1. Place potatoes and squash in one frying pan. Add oil and place over medium heat. Cook for 10 minutes stirring regularly. Begin heating second frying pan over medium heat.

2. Mix together Burger and A1 in a medium bowl. Form into 8 equal sized patties. Add broth to potatoes and squash, and boil until most/all liquid is gone.

3. Begin by adding 2 balls of meat into second pan, and smash into a very thin patty. Add salt and pepper and cook for 1 minute, then flip. Salt and pepper the second side, cook for another minute, then remove patties from heat and place on serving plate. Repeat for remaining burgers.

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French Toast Casserole

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This is a simple recipe that easily makes 8-10 servings. It’s as simple as soaking up the egg mixture, like you would to make french toast on the stove top, then baking it until it’s done! For this recipe, I used a loaf of homemade bread. My bread was very heavy so it took a while to absorb all the egg mixture. If you use a store bought loaf, you will probably need to whole loaf too, but if your in doubt, dip in two batches. Otherwise the recipe seems pretty straight forward, so I don’t have anything else to advise on. This recipe make 8 very large servings for us, so cutting it into 10 would be the better option.

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What You Will Need

  • 8 Eggs
  • 1 1/2 Cup Milk
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 2 Tbsp Ground Cinnamon
  • 2 tsp Ground Nutmeg
  • 2 tsp Ground Cloves
  • 2 tsp Vanilla
  • Large Bowl and Whisk
  • 1 Loaf of Bread, Cubed
  • 1/2 lb Cooked Ground Sausage
  • 9×13 Casserole Dish
  • Syrup to serve
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Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350 F. Add eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and vanilla into a large bowl. Whisk for about 5 minutes until everything is combined.

2. Add your cubed bread to your large bowl and stir to coat. Continue until most liquid is absorbed. Pour mixture into casserole dish. Add Sausage and stir to distribute. Cover with foil and bake for 50 Minutes. To reheat, microwave portion for 1-2 minutes and serve with 2-3 Tbsp Syrup.

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Ratatouille with Ravioli

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This is a simple dish that is very taste. Ratatouille is a classic French poverty dish, that though it is made without meat, is very filling. The mix this recipe up, you can easily add ravioli or tortellini to add additional protein and to stretch the meal even a little bit further. There are a few things to note with this recipe and preparing it. First, you can easily use frozen veggies in place of fresh. I sliced and froze several squash and zucchini this fall and they warmed up fantastically. Since the veggies need to be soft anyway, it’s even a better way to save time! I also didn’t blanche them before freezing and there was no freezer taste. Finally, and most importantly, you will want to make sure you buy a good ravioli or tortellini that you like. This may be a given, but if you don’t usually buy these, make sure you try half the large bag with a different dish first to see that it’s a good quality and flavor. That’s all, and good luck cooking! This recipe makes 6 adult sized servings.

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What You Will Need

  • 1 Cup Sliced Yellow Squash
  • 1 1/2 Cup Sliced Zucchini
  • 1 Quart Diced Tomatoes, or 28 Oz
  • 1/2 Diced Onion
  • 1 Garlic Clove, Minced
  • 1 Tbsp Basil
  • 1 Tbsp Rosemary
  • 1 Tbsp Thyme
  • 8 Oz Bag of Frozen Ravioli
  • Dutch Oven

Directions

1. Heat dutch oven over medium heat. Add everything except the ravioli. Heat until tomatoes start to fall apart and everything is tender.

2. Add ravioli, and cook covered for time directed on package. Remove from heat, plate and serve.

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