Gosh it's been awhile! Although there was baking going on over here, life was pretty crazy as I finished grad school and worked a bit over half-time at work.
HOWEVER,
I'm back & better than ever!
1 - NO MORE HOMEWORK EVER! This leaves lots of time for making goodies!
2 - I got a new camera!!! This means better food pictures.
3 - I got a stand mixer! A combined birthday & graduation gift from two sets of parents - it's amazing!!! [In the green apple color I wanted & everything].
My very first creation with the new mixer was angel food cake. Whipping up egg whites was no easy task with my 3-speed handheld mixer & I can't believe how EASY it was with the Kitchenaid.
Also, we had a box of strawberries at home that I used for a sauce, but added some lime for a bit of a twist.
Cake: Ingredients
1 cup sifted cake flour
1 1/4 cups sugar, divided
11 egg whites
1 tbsp warm water
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 tsp salt
Directions
Preheat oven to 375
1. In a small bowl, whisk together flour & 1/4 cup of the sugar
2. Put egg whites & water into a mixer bowl. Beat until foamy.
3. Increase speed & add vanilla, cream of tartar and salt until soft peaks form.
4. Add in the remaining 1 cup of sugar, in 3 additions, until stiff, glossy peaks form.
5. Reduce to slow & add flour mixutre in 3 additions, just until incorporated
Spoon into ungreased angel food cake pan. Bake at 375 for about 40 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean. Turn pan upside down & allow to cool {suspend from glass bottle, if needed, to keep off surface}. Let cool completely, then run a knife along edges of pan and slowly release.
Sauce: Ingredients
16oz strawberries {1 small container}
1 cup sugar
1/4 water
Juice from two limes {optional}
Directions
Enjoy!
Don't worry - two recipes to use up those egg yolks are on the way!
HOWEVER,
I'm back & better than ever!
1 - NO MORE HOMEWORK EVER! This leaves lots of time for making goodies!
2 - I got a new camera!!! This means better food pictures.
3 - I got a stand mixer! A combined birthday & graduation gift from two sets of parents - it's amazing!!! [In the green apple color I wanted & everything].
My very first creation with the new mixer was angel food cake. Whipping up egg whites was no easy task with my 3-speed handheld mixer & I can't believe how EASY it was with the Kitchenaid.
Also, we had a box of strawberries at home that I used for a sauce, but added some lime for a bit of a twist.
Cake: Ingredients
1 cup sifted cake flour
1 1/4 cups sugar, divided
11 egg whites
1 tbsp warm water
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 tsp salt
Directions
Preheat oven to 375
1. In a small bowl, whisk together flour & 1/4 cup of the sugar
2. Put egg whites & water into a mixer bowl. Beat until foamy.
3. Increase speed & add vanilla, cream of tartar and salt until soft peaks form.
4. Add in the remaining 1 cup of sugar, in 3 additions, until stiff, glossy peaks form.
5. Reduce to slow & add flour mixutre in 3 additions, just until incorporated
Spoon into ungreased angel food cake pan. Bake at 375 for about 40 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean. Turn pan upside down & allow to cool {suspend from glass bottle, if needed, to keep off surface}. Let cool completely, then run a knife along edges of pan and slowly release.
Sauce: Ingredients
16oz strawberries {1 small container}
1 cup sugar
1/4 water
Juice from two limes {optional}
Directions
1. Combine everything in small sauce pan
2. Heat at medium heat, let simmer for about 10 minutes, or until thickened
Modifications
Don't worry about being accurate with the strawberry sauce - berries + sugar = delicious.
I juiced two limes for the sauce & added the zest to the cake, although you couldn't really tell the difference.
Enjoy!
Don't worry - two recipes to use up those egg yolks are on the way!
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