In the realm of culinary delights, few desserts evoke nostalgia and charm quite like the classic 1977 coconut angel food cake. With its feathery texture and delicate sweetness, this iconic bake has stood the test of time, captivating hearts and taste buds for generations. Characterized by a towering presence, snowy peaks, and a mesmerizingly tender crumb, the 1977 coconut angel food cake is an ethereal masterpiece that exudes elegance and grace. Its origins can be traced back to the kitchens of home bakers and professional pastry chefs alike, each adding their unique touch to create a recipe that has become synonymous with perfection. Embarking on a culinary journey to discover the best version of this timeless treat, we present a comprehensive guide to help you create a heavenly 1977 coconut angel food cake that will transport you to a realm of culinary bliss.
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COCONUT ANGEL FOOD CAKE
Snow angels make an appearance on the dessert table with a light-as-air angel food cake covered with drifts of fluffy coconut and topped with angel-shaped lollipops.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes
Yield Makes one 10-inch cake
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees, with rack in the lower third of oven. Sift together flour and 3/4 cup sugar 4 times.
- Beat egg whites and warm water with a mixer on low speed until foamy, about 3 minutes. Add cream of tartar, vanilla, salt, and coconut extract. Raise speed to medium, and beat until soft peaks form, about 3 minutes. With machine running, add remaining 3/4 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time. Raise speed to high, and beat until peaks are stiff and glossy, but not dry, about 2 minutes.
- Working in 3 batches, sift flour mixture over egg-white mixture, gently folding in each addition with a rubber spatula, being careful not to deflate egg whites.
- Slowly pour batter into a 10-inch angel food cake pan. Gently run a knife through center of batter to release any air bubbles, and smooth using an offset spatula. Bake until cake is golden brown and springs back when touched, 40 to 45 minutes.
- Invert pan onto a wire rack. Let cake cool in pan, about 1 hour. Carefully run a knife around sides of cake to loosen, and turn out onto a large plate or cake stand.
- Pour coconut glaze onto cake, and spread evenly using an offset spatula to cover completely. Gently press coconut onto cake. Let stand until set, about 1 hour. Garnish with lollipops.
COCONUT ANGEL FOOD CAKE
This decadent Angel Food Coconut Cake is the perfect complement to any celebration!
Provided by Amanda Rettke
Categories Dessert
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F, with rack in the lower third of oven.
- Sift together flour and 3/4 cup sugar.
- Beat egg whites and warm water with a mixer on low speed until foamy, about 3 minutes. Add cream of tartar, vanilla, salt, and coconut extract.
- Increase speed to medium, and beat until soft peaks form, about 3 minutes.
- With machine running, add remaining 3/4 cup sugar, a little at a time. Increase speed to high, and beat until peaks are stiff and glossy, about 2 minutes.
- Remove bowl from mixer.
- Working in 3 batches, sift flour mixture over egg-white mixture, gently folding in each addition with a rubber spatula, being careful not to deflate egg whites.
- Slowly pour batter into a 10-inch angel food cake pan.
- Bake until cake is golden brown and springs back when touched, 40 to 45 minutes.
- Immediately from the oven, carefully invert pan onto a wire rack. Let cake cool in pan, about 1 hour.
- Carefully run a knife around sides of cake to loosen, and turn out onto a large plate or cake stand.
- Pour the heavy cream into a chilled stand mixer bowl (to chill a bowl fill with water and ice and let sit for a moment, then empty and dry) and add the sugar and coconut extract.
- Beat the cream until peaks stand in firm when the beaters are lifted, about 2 minutes.
- Gently frost the cooled angel food cake and sprinkle with unsweetened coconut flakes. (Or sweetened if you prefer!)
1977 COCONUT ANGEL FOOD CAKE
Steps:
- Make the cake:
- Onto a sheet of wax paper sift the flour 3 times. In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat the egg whites with the salt until they are frothy, add the cream of tartar, and beat the whites until they hold soft peaks. Beat in 1/2 cup of the sugar, a little at a time, add the vanilla and the almond extract, and beat the whites until they hold stiff peaks. Fold in the remaining 1/2 cup sugar, a little at a time, sift the flour over the whites in 4 batches, folding it in gently after each addition, and fold in the coconut. Spoon the batter into a tube pan, 9 inches across the top and 3 1/2 inches deep, and bake the cake in the middle of a preheated 275°F. oven for 1 1/2 hours. Hang the cake in the pan upside down on the neck of a bottle and let it cool for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until it is cooled completely. Release the cake from the side of the pan and from the center tube with a sharp knife, turn it out onto a rack, and invert it onto a cake plate.
- Make the frosting:
- In a metal bowl whisk together the sugar, the egg whites, the zest, the orange juice, the corn syrup, and pinch of salt, set the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, and cook the mixture, whisking until it registers 140°F. on a candy thermometer. Remove the pan from the heat and whisk the mixture over the hot water for 3 minutes. Remove the bowl from the pan and with an electric mixer beat the frosting at high speed for 7 to 10 minutes, or until it is cool and hold stiff peaks.
- Spread the top and sides (including the center) of the cake with the frosting and coat the outside with the toasted coconut.
COCONUT ANGEL FOOD CAKE
"This delicacy only tastes decadent - the cake is so low in fat, you can afford to splurge by adding coconut and a luxurious sauce." --> This is from either Self or Fitness magazine (sorry, forgot which one)...I haven't tried it yet, but it sounds great. You can easily make it vegan by using egg substitute. (Cooking times are estimates).
Provided by QueenQT26
Categories Dessert
Time 1h50m
Yield 1 cake, 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Cake:.
- Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Beat egg whites and salt in bowl with an electric mixer on medium until frothy, about 2 minutes.
- Add cream of tartar.
- Beat until soft peaks form, about 5 minutes.
- Increase speed to high.
- Add 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoons at a time, until whites form soft, glossy peaks.
- Beat in vanilla and lemon juice,.
- In another bowl, mix remaining 1/2 cup sugar with flour.
- Sift 1/3 sugar-flour mixture over egg whites; gently but thoroughly fold into batter using a large spatula.
- Repeat twice with remaining sugar-flour mixture.
- Fold in dry coconut in 2 batches.
- Scrape batter into an ungreased 10" angel food tube pan with a removable bottom.
- Smooth top into even layer.
- Bake 35 minutes or until top is lightly browned and cake springs back when you press it.
- Turn pan upside down and rest on the neck of a glass bottle to cool.
- Run a knife against insides of pan to loosen cake; remove pan.
- Loosen cake from bottom of pan; invert onto a plate.
- Cover with plastic wrap.
- Store at room temperature or in the fridge.
- Sauce:.
- Boil all ingredients in a medium saucepan 1 minute, until lightly thickened.
- Let cool.
- Cover; refrigerate 1 hour.
- Before serving, sprinkle top of cake with coconut shavings.
- Serve slices with 3 tablespoons sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 206.7, Fat 2.9, SaturatedFat 2.4, Sodium 131.4, Carbohydrate 41.2, Fiber 2.4, Sugar 36.9, Protein 5.2
CLASSIC ANGEL FLAKE COCONUT CAKE
Watch as yellow cake, coconut and pudding become BFFs in this Classic ANGEL FLAKE Coconut Cake recipe. A slice of this Classic ANGEL FLAKE Coconut Cake tastes great with your afternoon coffee or as a post-dinner treat.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 2h33m
Yield 18 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- Prepare cake batter and bake as directed on package for 2 (9-inch) round layers, stirring 2/3 cup coconut, 1/4 cup milk and dry coconut pudding mix into batter before pouring into prepared pans. Cool cakes in pans 10 min. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely.
- Meanwhile, beat dry vanilla pudding mix, sugar and remaining milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. (Pudding will be thick.) Stir in COOL WHIP. Refrigerate until ready to assemble cake.
- Stack cake layers on plate, filling with layers of 1 cup of the pudding mixture and 3/4 cup of the remaining coconut. Frost top and side of cake with remaining pudding mixture. Press remaining coconut into pudding mixture. Refrigerate 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 240, Fat 12 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Sodium 280 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 2 g
ORANGE-COCONUT ANGEL FOOD CAKE
This low-fat angle food cake is not your typical tasteless cake. The orange custard and the coconut add much-needed flavor to the cake. This makes a great summer treat that is very easy to assemble.
Provided by Cooking to Perfecti
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 14 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Prepare angle food cake batter and use 1 cup water and 1/3 cup orange juice for liquids, instead of what the package indicates.
- Fold in 1 teaspoon of the orange extract.
- Pour into 10-inch ungreased tube pan and spread evenly.
- Break air pockets by cutting through the batter with a knife.
- Bake on lowest rack for 30 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched in the center.
- Remove cake from oven; invert pan and let cake cool completely up side down in pan.
- Loosen cake from sides of pan using a long spatula; remove from pan.
- Slice cake horizontally into 4 equal layers using a serrated knife; set layers aside.
- In a small bowl, prepare instant pudding mix according to package directions, using skim milk.
- Stir in remaining 1 teaspoon orange extract and orange rind.
- Fold in 1 cup coconut and 3/4 cup whipped topping. Chill at least 15 minutes.
- Place bottom cake layer on serving plate; spread with 1/3 of pudding mixture.
- Repeat with remaining cake layers, ending with top cake layer.
- Spread remaining 2 1/2 cups whipped topping over top and sides of cake; sprinkle with remaining 1 cup coconut.
- Store loosely covered in refrigerator until served.
- **Recipe can be revised according to package directions of cake mix and pudding**.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 283.2, Fat 9.4, SaturatedFat 8.1, Cholesterol 0.4, Sodium 393.3, Carbohydrate 46.5, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 31.2, Protein 4.4
COCONUT ANGEL FOOD CAKE
Categories Cake Mixer Berry Citrus Egg Fruit Dessert Bake Christmas Low Fat Vegetarian Winter Chill Healthy Self Kidney Friendly Pescatarian Dairy Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Cake:
- Heat oven to 325°F. Beat egg whites and salt in a bowl with an electric mixer on medium until frothy, about 2 minutes. Add cream of tartar. Beat until soft peaks form, about 5 minutes. Increase speed to high. Add 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until whites form soft, glossy peaks. Beat in vanilla and lemon juice. In another bowl, mix remaining 1/2 cup sugar with flour. Sift 1/2 sugar-flour mixture over egg whites; gently but thoroughly fold into batter using a large spatula. Repeat twice with remaining sugar-flour mixture. Fold in dry coconut in 2 batches. Scrape batter into an ungreased 10-inch angel food tube pan with a removable bottom. Smooth top into even layer. Bake 35 minutes or until top is lightly browned and cake springs back when you press it. Turn pan upside down and rest on the neck of a glass bottle to cool. Run a knife against insides of pan to loosen cake; remove pan. Loosen cake from bottom of pan; invert onto a plate. Cover with plastic wrap. Store at room temperature or in the refrigerator.
- Sauce:
- Boil all ingredients in a medium saucepan 1 minute, until lightly thickened. Let cool. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour. Before serving, sprinkle top of cake with coconut shavings. Serve slices with 3 tablespoons sauce.
Tips:
- Use fresh coconut: Fresh coconut has a more intense flavor and aroma than dried or shredded coconut, making it the best choice for angel food cake.
- Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form: This will help to incorporate air into the batter, making the cake light and fluffy.
- Do not overmix the batter: Overmixing can cause the cake to become tough and dense.
- Bake the cake in a tube pan: A tube pan allows the cake to rise evenly and prevents it from sinking in the center.
- Cool the cake upside down: This will help to prevent the cake from shrinking and cracking.
Conclusion:
Coconut angel food cake is a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With its light and fluffy texture, and sweet and coconutty flavor, this cake is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. If you are looking for a special dessert to serve at your next party or gathering, give coconut angel food cake a try. You won't be disappointed!
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