Angel Food Cake with Citrus Glaze
Have you ever made an angel food cake from a box mix? I am absolutely delighted at how delicious it is, not to mention easy. And, all you have to add is WATER! This Easy Angel Food Cake with Citrus Glaze is a dream to make and your guests will rave over it!
Servings: 8 pieces
Chef Alli
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Ingredients
Angel Food Cake
- 16 ounce angel food cake box mix, prepared and baked in a tube pan, according to package directions, cooled may substitute a purchased angel food cake
Glaze
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1-2 tablespoons orange juice
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon fresh orange zest
- tiny smidge of kosher salt, to taste
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine all of the glaze ingredients, whisking until smooth.2 1/2 cups powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons melted butter, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1-2 tablespoons orange juice, 1 teaspoon fresh lemon zest, 1 teaspoon fresh orange zest, tiny smidge of kosher salt, to taste
- Place the cooled angel food cake onto a serving platter or cake stand. Pour the prepared glaze over the cake, drizzling it over the top and down the sides, as desired. Slice and serve.16 ounce angel food cake box mix, prepared and baked in a tube pan, according to package directions, cooled
Notes
Recipe Tips:
- An angel food cake is typically baked in a tube pan that comes in two pieces, having a removable insert and the outer base. This insert is actually what lets you lift the angel food cake out of the base of the pan, once it’s baked. If you don't have a tube pan, you can always bake the angel food cake in loaf pans - you'll need two loaf pans for one cake mix.
- Angel food cakes need baking pans that aren’t greased (unlike pans prepared for most other cakes) because this provides a surface that they can “crawl up” on, which helps the cake rise. If the cake pan is greased, the angel food cake doesn’t have any way to grip the sides of the pan and can cause the cake to fall in on itself as it bakes.
- Allowing an angel food cake to cool upside down makes sure it’s doesn’t collapse in on itself. Once the cake is fully baked, invert it onto a heatproof surface or cooling rack until it is completely cooled. If you have baked your angel food cake in loaf pans, turn the loaf pans onto their sides to cool.
Nutrition
Calories: 381kcalCarbohydrates: 87gProtein: 4gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 467mgPotassium: 60mgFiber: 1gSugar: 72gVitamin A: 96IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 87mgIron: 1mg
Nutritional Disclaimer
Chef Alli is not a dietitian or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate.
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