Orange Whipped Cream

This is just a quick follow-up to the previous post on angel food cake. To top the cake, I made some fresh whipped cream, which was quite simple…1/2 pt of heavy whipping cream, 1/4 tsp vanilla extract, 1/4 tsp orange extract and 1/2 cup of fine sugar (or powdered, but that has some anti-caking agent). Whip until medium to medium-hard peaks and refrigerate or use immediately.
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Angel Food Cake

A true gift from the heavens deserves its own post, especially since it can be twisted in so many diabolic ways.  hehehe. In this post I am going to focus on angel food cake and will also highlight the differences between angel food cake, devil’s food cake, red velvet cake and chiffon cake.

angel food cake
Read on young padawan and when you make the inevitable journey to the sky, hopefully by that time angel’s food won’t be a surprise to you — ambrosia is another story.

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