Lemon And Poppyseed Angel Food Cakes Recipes

LEMON AND POPPYSEED ANGEL FOOD CAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees F. In small bowl, sift 1/2 cup sugar with the flour and set aside.
• In large bowl, with wire whisk or electric mixer on high speed, beat egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt just until soft peaks form. Sift 1/4 cup sugar over whites and gently fold in with whisk. Repeat with another 1/4 cup sugar.
• Sift a quarter of sugar-flour mixture over egg whites and gently fold in with whisk; repeat 3 more times. Fold in poppy seeds, lemon rind, and vanilla. Divide batter among 6 ungreased 4-inch tube pans. (If unavailable, use an ungreased 10-inch tube pan.) Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until cakes are lightly browned and cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. (If using 10-inch pan, bake 55 to 60 minutes.) Invert pans and cool cakes completely in pans.
• Meanwhile, prepare lemon glaze: In small saucepan, combine lemon juice and remaining 3 tablespoons sugar. Heat to boiling over high heat. Reduce heat to low and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally; set aside to cool.
• To serve, loosen edges of cakes with small spatula; invert tube pans onto a serving plate and unmold cakes. Turn cakes right side up and brush tops generously with glaze.

LEMON-POPPY SEED ANGEL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F In a large bowl combine egg whites and cream of tartar. Beat with an electric mixer on medium-high speed 1 to 2 minutes or until frothy. Reduce speed to medium; gradually add 1/2 cup sugar. Increase speed to medium-high ; beat egg whites until soft peaks form (tips curl). Add poppy seeds, lemon peel, lemon juice, vanilla and food coloring. Beat 2 minutes more.
• In a separate bowl sift together cake flour and 1/2 cup sugar. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold one-fourth of the flour mixture into the egg whites. Repeat, three times, folding in remaining flour mixture one-fourth at a time.
• Pour cake batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until cake top is lightly golden and springs back when lightly touched. Immediately invert cake in pan; cool completely. Loosen sides of cake from pan; remove cake from pan. Just before serving, pour Lemon Glaze over cake. If desired, serve with dollops of thawed whipped dessert topping and additional finely shredded lemon peel.
• For Lemon Glaze: In a small bowl combine powdered sugar, lemon peel and lemon juice. Whisk until smooth.

POPPY-SEED ANGEL FOOD CAKES WITH LEMON SYRUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Set rings on a baking sheet and lightly spray insides with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat whites until frothy. Add cream of tartar and beat until whites just hold soft peaks. Beat in superfine sugar, a little at a time, and beat until whites just hold stiff peaks. Sift flour with salt over whites and gently fold in with remaining ingredients.
• Spoon batter into rings, mounding batter, and bake in middle of oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes (cakes will fall slightly during baking). Transfer rings on sheet to a rack to cool. Run a thin knife around edges of rings and gently remove cakes, transferring them to plates.
• Dust cakes with confectioners' sugar and spoon syrup around them.

LEMON POPPYSEED CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease and line the base of a 20cm square deep cake tin (or if using a decorative tin like ours, grease well).
• In a bowl, beat the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the rest of the ingredients and beat until combined. Spoon into the tin and smooth over the top. Bake for 40-45 mins. Cool in the tin for 10 mins, then turn out, peel off the parchment and leave to cool on a wire rack.
• Sift the icing sugar into a bowl. Beat in the lemon juice to make a runny icing. Pour over the cake and leave to set.