What are the healthiest cakes/types of cakes to bake? Plus what does Angel food cake taste like?
My family and I are bored of plain tasting cakes but really want some ideas of low calorie/healthier cakes. I've seen Angel Food Cake and Chiffon cake - what do they really taste like?
I have seen some other "healthy" cakes but they are usually still high in energy/cals, or fat/sugar.
Please give any ideas of delicious cakes that are healthier and preferably pretty easy to make
p.s. I'd prefer links or the actual recipe *rather than* suggestions for ingredients or swapping ingredients to make it healthier etc...
Thanks (:
Angel food cake is one of the healthier cakes out there, mostly because its made with very little fat and has a light texture so you tend not to eat as much. Also, rather than being frosted, its often served with fresh fruit or a small dollop of whipped cream. Angel food cake tends to be a rather sweet, mildly flavored cake, popular flavors are vanilla or almond (with the addition of an extract) or citruis (with the addition of orange or lemon zest).
Here is a recipe for a basic angel food cake with a fruit topping:
1 1/2 cups large egg whites (10 to 11)
1 tablespoon warm water
1 cup sifted cake flour (not self-rising; sift before measuring)
1 1/4 cups superfine granulated sugar
1 tablespoon ground ginger (optional)
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon salt
Special equipment: a 10- by 4-inch tube pan with removable bottom
Preheat oven to 375°°F.
Put whites and water in a very clean large metal bowl and swirl over simmering water or a gas flame until barely warm. Sift together flour, 1/4 cup sugar, and ginger 4 times onto a sheet of wax paper.
Beat whites in standing electric mixer on medium speed until frothy. Add vanilla, cream of tartar, and salt. Increase speed to medium-high and beat just until soft peaks begin to form. Gradually beat in remaining cup sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, occasionally scraping down side of bowl. Increase speed to high and beat until stiff, glossy peaks form. (Do not overbeat.) Sift one third of flour mixture over whites. Beat on low speed just until blended. Sift and beat in remaining flour in 2 more batches.
Gently pour batter into ungreased tube pan and smooth top. Run a rubber spatula or long knife through batter to eliminate any large air bubbles.
Bake cake in lower third of oven until golden and a tester comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Remove cake from oven and immediately invert pan. (If pan has "legs," stand it on those. Otherwise, place pan over neck of a bottle.) Cool cake completely, upside down. Turn pan right side up. Run a long, thin knife around outer edge of pan with a smooth (not sawing) motion. Do the same around center tube. Remove outer rim of pan and run knife under bottom of cake to release. Invert to release cake from tube, and invert again onto a serving plate.
Serve cake with whipped cream and berries.
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