Tangerine Angel Food Cake Recipes

FRESH TANGERINE CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake:.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray 2 (9-inch) round cake pans with non-stick cooking spray with flour. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Beat in oil, zest, juice and eggs at medium speed with an electric mixer until combined. Add sour cream, beating until smooth.
• Pour batter into prepared pans, and bake for 25 minutes (it took about 40 minutes for mine, FYI), or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pans for (at least) 10 minutes. Remove cake from pans, and cool completely on wire racks.
• Spread frosting in between layers and on top and sides of cake. Garnish with candied tangerine zest, and pipe remaining frosting around top and bottom of cake, if desired.
• Note: You can purchase the candied zest at many specialty stores, or do as I did: Zest the tangerines in long pieces (one inch or more). Boil zest in one part water to one part sugar for approximately 20-30 minutes, or until you can easily bite through it. Let dry on a wire rack, then store in airtight container. Or, as I like to do--while the zest is still wet, dredge it in granulated sugar before drying.
• For the frosting:.
• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in zest and juice until combined. Gradually beat in confectioner's sugar until smooth.

TANGERINE ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• In a large mixing bowl, whip the egg whites until foamy. Add the cream of tartar and salt and continue beating until soft peaks form. Still whipping, add 1 cup of the sugar in a thin stream and whip until stiff and glossy.
• Sift the remaining 1/2 cup sugar and the flour together 3 times to aerate and lighten the mixture. Fold into the egg whites 1/3 at a time just until blended. Fold in the vanilla and tangerine zest. Gently spoon the mixture into an ungreased tube pan.
• Smooth the top and bake the cake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean and the cake is golden brown.
• Remove cake from the oven then turn upside down to cool. Once cool, run a knife around the sides to loosen the cake then turn onto a serving platter.
• Whisk together the tangerine juice and egg white, then add the icing sugar and stir until smooth. Drizzle the glaze evenly over the cake. Let the the glaze set in a cool place.

TANGERINE ANGEL FOOD CAKE WITH TANGERINE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In a large mixing bowl, whip the egg whites until white and foamy. Add the cream of tartar and salt and continue whipping until soft, droopy peaks form. Still whipping, add 1 cup of the sugar in a thin stream and whip until stiff and glossy. Sift the remaining 1/2 cup sugar and the flour together 3 times to aerate and lighten the mixture. Work quickly so the egg white does not deflate (or sift through a strainer onto a sheet of waxed paper). Fold into egg whites 1/3 at a time. Fold in the vanilla and tangerine zest. Gently spoon the mixture into an ungreased tube pan. Smooth the top and bake 30 to 35 minutes, until golden brown.
• Glaze: Whisk together the tangerine juice and egg whites, then add the confectioners' sugar and stir until smooth.
• Remove cake from oven and turn the pan upside down and hang it around the neck of a wine bottle to cool to room temperature. Slide a butter knife around the sides of the pan and put a serving plate on top. Turn over and knock the cake out onto the plate. (The browned crust of the cake will stick to the pan.) When the cake has cooled thoroughly, make the glaze and drizzle the glaze evenly over the cake. Let set in a cool place.

TANGERINE ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Make the cake: in a large mixing bowl, whip the egg whites until white and foamy.
• Add the cream of tartar and salt and continue whipping until soft, droopy peaks form.
• Still whipping, add 1 cup of the sugar in a thin stream and whip until stiff and glossy.
• With a sifter, sift the remaining 1/2 cup sugar and cake flour together 3 times to aerate and lighten the mixture.
• (Or sift through a strainer onto a sheet of waxed paper.) Fold into the egg whites 1/3 at a time.
• Fold in the vanilla and the tangerine rind.
• Gently spoon the mixture into an ungreased tube pan and bake 30 to 35 minutes, until golden brown.
• Turn the pan upside down and hang it around the neck of a wine bottle to cool to room temperature.
• Slide a butter knife around the sides of the pan and put a serving plate on top.
• Turn over and knock the cake out onto the plate.
• (The browned crust of the cake will stick to the pan).
• When the cake has cooled thoroughly, make the glaze: Whisk together the tangerine juice and egg whites, then add the powdered sugar and stir until smooth.
• Drizzle the glaze evenly over the cake.
• Let set in a cool place.
• Garnish with the tangerine slices.