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    Chocolate Angel Food Cake with Strawberries

    May 24, 2015 by LaKita 2 Comments

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    Chocolate Angel Food Cake with Strawberries is a healthier option that is light, fluffy, and loaded with the chocolate flavor. Pair with a side of strawberries for an extra layer of flavor.

    Chocolate Angel Food Cake with Strawberries is a healthier option that is light, fluffy, and loaded with the chocolate flavor. Pair with a side of strawberries for an extra layer of flavor. simplylakita.com #chocolate #cake

    Sunday is the day that I love to just sit around, relax, and enjoy the day.

    It is also the day in which I love to watch cooking shows on television with absolutely no motive other than to enjoy watching people cook some amazing dishes.

    And of course, Food Network is so helpful in providing me with an endless amount of hours of cooking shows to watch. It is probably a good thing that I do not watch much television during the week or else I would get very little accomplished.

    Anyway...Today I was watching Trisha Yearwood, on the show Trisha's Southern Dish, make some healthier options with her niece in an effort to find balance and develop better eating habits. On the show she made some tasty looking raspberry chicken, a salad packed full of items with a homemade dressing (seriously I cannot do salads with only lettuce and tomatoes), some Parmesan edamame to snack on, and for dessert a chocolate angel food cake topped with strawberries.

    All of the dishes looked so delicious, but I had to give the angel food cake a try in my kitchen simply because I have had angel food cake with strawberries and whipped cream before...but never a chocolate angel food cake.

    Chocolate Angel Food Cake with Strawberries Ingredients:

    • ¾ cup sifted cake flour
    • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
    • 1½ cups sugar
    • 12 large egg whites
    • pinch of salt
    • 1½ teaspoons cream of tartar
    • ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 3 cups fresh sliced strawberries
    • 2 tablespoons sugar

    Instructions:

    1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
    2. In a large bowl, sift together the cake flour, cocoa powder, and ¾ cup of the sugar.
    3. Using an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment or a hand mixer, beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until foamy.
    4. Sprinkle the cream of tartar over the egg whites and continue to beat until they hold a soft peak and then add the vanilla extract and gradually blend in the remaining ¾ cup of sugar about 2 tablespoons at a time.
    5. Remove the bowl from the mixer and using a spatula gradually fold in the flour mixture sprinkling in about ¼ cup at a time.
    6. Pour the batter into an ungreased 9-inch tube pan and bake until the cake springs back when pressed with your finger; about 30 minutes.
    7. Let cool in the pan for 1 hour, then loosen the cake from the sides and center of the pan with a knife before unmolding.
    8. Combine the strawberries with 2 tablespoons of sugar in a medium bowl and toss gently to coat each slice. Let the strawberries stand for about 30 minutes to sweeten and serve over the chocolate angel food cake.

    Chocolate Angel Food Cake with Strawberries is a healthier option that is light, fluffy, and loaded with the chocolate flavor. Pair with a side of strawberries for an extra layer of flavor. simplylakita.com #chocolate #cake

    This cake smelled so delicious while I was mixing it up and the chocolate flavor is certainly the star of this lite dessert. If you are a fan of chocolate and angel food cake, then you will certainly want to give this recipe a try.

    Chocolate Angel Food Cake with Strawberries

    LaKita Anderson
    Chocolate Angel Food Cake with Strawberries is a healthier option that is light, fluffy, and loaded with the chocolate flavor. Pair with a side of strawberries for an extra layer of flavor.
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Cook Time 30 mins
    Resting Time 1 hr
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 12
    Calories 167 kcal

    Equipment

    • Bundt Pan

    Ingredients
      

    • ¾ cup sifted cake flour
    • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
    • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
    • 12 large egg whites
    • pinch of salt
    • 1 ½ teaspoons cream of tartar
    • ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 3 cups fresh sliced strawberries
    • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 375°F.
    • In a large bowl, sift together the cake flour, cocoa powder, and ¾ cup of the sugar.
    • Using an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment or a hand mixer, beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until foamy.
    • Sprinkle the cream of tartar over the egg whites and continue to beat until they hold a soft peak and then add the vanilla extract and gradually blend in the remaining ¾ cup of sugar about 2 tablespoons at a time.
    • Remove the bowl from the mixer and using a spatula gradually fold in the flour mixture sprinkling in about ¼ cup at a time.
    • Pour the batter into an ungreased 9-inch tube pan and bake until the cake springs back when pressed with your finger; about 30 minutes.
    • Let cool in the pan for 1 hour, then loosen the cake from the sides and center of the pan with a knife before unmolding.
    • Combine the strawberries with 2 tablespoons of sugar in a medium bowl and toss gently to coat each slice. Let the strawberries stand for about 30 minutes to sweeten and serve over the chocolate angel food cake.

    Notes

    *Original recipe from Trisha’s Southern Kitchen

    Nutrition

    Calories: 167kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 5gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 56mgPotassium: 206mgFiber: 2gSugar: 29gVitamin A: 4IUVitamin C: 21mgCalcium: 12mgIron: 1mg

    *All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods and portion sizes per household.

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    1. Sonya

      June 02, 2015 at 9:31 pm

      This looks yummy!!! I've never even heard of chocolate angel food cake. I'll have to pin this. I might make it for my family one day.

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        June 03, 2015 at 2:30 pm

        Thank you! I had not heard of it either until I saw it on the show and I actually prefer it over plain Angel Food Cake.

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