How do you make Angel cake

kattcollins · Post by **kattcollins** » 12 Nov 2008, 10:26

My little boy absolutely loves angel cake so thought I would make some but does anyone know how to make the sponge really white? sorry if its a daft question.

lancashire lass · Post by **lancashire lass** » 12 Nov 2008, 14:03

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_cake - wikipedia has some interesting information about Angel cake, and if you check out at the bottom of the article, there are 2 recipes. Apparently the "whiteness" is due to the fact there are no egg yolks, but you need an awful lot of egg whites (from something like 10-14 large eggs :shock:

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Never made it myself, so I don't know how they cakes turn out

kattcollins · Post by **kattcollins** » 12 Nov 2008, 18:47

blimey I had no idea, thanks for the info though. )t'

Post by **p.penn** » 15 Nov 2008, 22:18

Take half a dozen angels.......... )j;

Helen

Effie · Post by **Effie** » 17 Nov 2008, 18:54

You could use packs of dried egg white which makes up with water to act just like fresh

:!:

WARNING

-- will be from battery hens, tricky

I fancy having a go at battenburg which my kids love - easy just have yellow and pink for that one )t'