Indulge in the heavenly delight of angel food cupcakes, a culinary masterpiece that combines the ethereal texture of angel food cake with the charming presentation of individual cupcakes. These delicate treats, often adorned with billowing swirls of fluffy frosting or a sprinkle of sweet toppings, are a perfect addition to any celebration or an indulgent afternoon tea. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting your culinary journey, this guide will equip you with the knowledge and inspiration to create the perfect angel food cupcakes that are sure to impress and delight.
Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!
ANGEL FOOD CUPCAKES
These come out very well, and are great with strawberries on top. Pretty too.
Provided by Gail
Categories Desserts Cakes Cake Mix Cake Recipes Cupcakes
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 1
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a 12 cup muffin tin with paper bake cups.
- Prepare batter as directed on the box. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until done.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 156.9 calories, Carbohydrate 34.7 g, Protein 3.4 g, Sodium 369.8 mg, Sugar 25.8 g
ANGEL'S FOOD CUPCAKES
A pillowy meringue frosting and white candy halos make these super-light cupcakes especially angelic. Use the leftover egg yolks to make lemon curd.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 12 cupcakes
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- For the cupcakes: Position an oven rack in the center of the oven, and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners, and lightly coat with cooking spray.
- Sift the flour, confectioners' sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt through a fine sieve into a medium bowl; set aside.
- Combine the egg whites in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until frothy, about 2 minutes. Add the cream of tartar, and beat until soft peaks form, about 2 minutes. Gradually add the granulated sugar, about 1 tablespoon at a time. Increase the speed to medium-high, and continue beating until the peaks are stiff and very shiny, about 5 minutes. Beat in the vanilla and lemon zest. Remove the bowl from the stand.
- Sprinkle 1/4 of the flour mixture on top of the eggs, and gently fold in with a rubber spatula. Evenly fold in the remaining flour mixture in 3 additions.
- Divide the batter evenly among the lined muffin cups in messy mounds taller than the liners, and bake until the cupcakes spring back when gently pressed and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 14 to 16 minutes. Let cool in the pan for a few minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
- For the halo decorations: Cut 12 sticks 1 inch long and about 1/8 inch thick out of the crystallized ginger. Trim the ends so they are straight across.
- Trace 12 circles on a piece of parchment with a 1-inch round cookie cutter. Turn the paper over; set aside. Fit one of the pastry bags with the tip.
- Microwave the candy coating in a small bowl, uncovered, at 40 percent power in 30-second increments, stirring in between, until melted and completely smooth. Transfer the candy coating to the pastry bag, and pipe it into 12 circles, using the parchment template as a guide. Set aside to let harden slightly. Pipe 1 small dollop of the candy coating directly onto each circle, and push a ginger stick into each so it is standing straight up. Let the halos harden completely.
- For the frosting: Bring a few inches of water to a boil in a saucepan that can hold a stand mixer's heatproof bowl above the water (or a large heatproof bowl if using a handheld mixer). Whisk the egg whites, granulated sugar, cream of tartar and a pinch of salt together in the bowl; set the bowl above the boiling water and whisk until the mixture is warm to the touch and the sugar dissolves, 1 to 2 minutes. Beat the egg white mixture with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until it is cool and forms stiff peaks, about 5 minutes.
- Decorate the cupcakes: Transfer the frosting to the remaining pastry bag, and pipe generous swirls on top of each cupcake, lifting the bag up quickly to make a peak. Push the ginger stem of a halo into each, and serve right away.
DARK CHOCOLATE FILLED ANGEL FOOD CUPCAKES
Provided by Trisha Yearwood
Categories dessert
Time 1h55m
Yield 1 dozen cupcakes
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cupcake pan with paper liners.
- Sift the cake flour, cinnamon, salt and 1/3 cup powdered sugar into a bowl.
- Place the remaining 1/3 cup powdered sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Add the egg whites and cream of tartar and beat on low speed until frothy, about 1 minute. Increase the speed to medium-high and whip until stiff peaks form, 5 to 6 minutes more. Pour in the vanilla and mix for 30 seconds more.
- Spoon the sifted ingredients into the egg mixture and whisk to combine.
- Spoon the batter into the lined cupcake pan, creating a heaping mound of batter in each cup. Bake the cupcakes until lightly golden, about 20 minutes. Allow to cool 10 minutes before removing from the pan, then let cool completely.
- For the dark chocolate filling: Place the heavy whipping cream in a medium mixing bowl and whip until soft peaks are formed, 2 to 3 minutes. Melt the chocolate in a microwave or over a double boiler, then allow the chocolate to cool for 2 minutes. Scrape the chocolate into the whipped cream and whisk to form a thick ganache. Remove 1/2 cup chocolate ganache and place in a small mixing bowl. Add the cayenne pepper to this mixture and whisk it in. Place the regular and the spicy ganache into separate piping bags fitted with medium round tips.
- Use a small knife to make an X on the surface of each cooled cupcake. Pipe the regular ganache into 9 of the cupcakes, pushing the tip of the pastry bag gently into the center of each. Pipe the spicy ganache into 3 of the cupcakes in the same manner.
- For the 15-minute meringue frosting: Place the egg whites and granulated sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, and beat until foamy. Add the vanilla extract and cream of tartar and whip the mixture at medium speed until glossy, about 2 minutes. Reduce the speed to low and slowly pour in 1/2 cup boiling water. Increase the speed to medium-high and whip until stiff peaks form, 12 to 15 minutes.
- Generously top each cupcake with the meringue frosting. Use an offset spatula to create peaks in the mounds of meringue. Top each cupcake with a red cinnamon jelly bean and serve immediately.
PASTEL ANGEL FOOD CUPCAKES
Think spring with these quaint cupcakes, completed with an ombre cake finish and pastel pink frosting.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 1h45m
Yield 26
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Move oven rack to lowest position. Heat oven to 375°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 26 regular-size muffin cups.
- In medium bowl, mix powdered sugar and flour; set aside. In large bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar with electric mixer on medium speed until foamy. Beat in granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, on high speed, adding vanilla, almond extract and salt with the last addition of sugar. Continue beating until stiff and glossy. Do not underbeat.
- Sprinkle powdered sugar-flour mixture, 1/4 cup at a time, over egg white mixture, folding in with rubber spatula just until sugar-flour mixture disappears.
- Divide batter among 3 bowls. Carefully fold a few drops yellow food color into 1 bowl until desired shade. Repeat with red and green food color and remaining batter. In each muffin cup, spoon 2 tablespoons of each color batter next to each other; using knife, make "S" motion through batters to swirl.
- Bake 5 to 20 minutes or until cracks in cupcakes feel dry and tops spring back when touched lightly. Remove from pan to cooling racks to cool.
- Use one can of Betty Crocker™ Whipped Fluffy White Frosting- and mix with 4 drops of red food color. Frost cupcakes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 110, Carbohydrate 25 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, ServingSize 1 Cupcake, Sodium 55 mg, Sugar 20 g, TransFat 0 g
PINEAPPLE COCONUT ANGEL FOOD CUPCAKES
These are very delicious cup cakes and so easy to make and it only has 2 ingredients. I like the pineapple and coconut flavors combined in these cupcakes. This is great as a full cake too and try to add pie fillings instead of the pineapple ...I really like the cherry. Keep left over cupcakes/cake in the refrigerator (thats if...
Provided by Karla Everett
Categories Cakes
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- 1. Directions for cupcakes :
- 2. Preheat oven to 375° , Place paper cupcake liners into cupcake pans.
- 3. Combine the angel food cake mix ( the mix only) and crushed pineapple in syrup until mixed.
- 4. Fill the cupcake liners 3/4 full. Bake for 12-14 minutes or until cupcakes are golden brown. Cool completely before frosting.
- 5. Directions for frosting :
- 6. Combine the whipped cream , crushed pineapple and toasted coconut and stir to combine. Frost the cooled cupcakes with the frosting.
LIGHT KIWI LIME ANGEL FOOD MINI CUPCAKES
This is one guilt free dessert for the entire family to enjoy. Guaranteed to disappear within minutes as if you never made them. They may be mini but they are not mini in flavor. The combination of zesty lime with tart kiwi's make these mini cupcakes sensational. They are definitely the BEST guilt free mini dessert I have ever...
Provided by Kimberly Biegacki
Categories Fruit Desserts
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- 1. 1 Ninja Cooking System w/silicone mini-muffin tray
- 2. In a very small bowl, combine cake flour with 1 tbsp sugar and set aside. In another medium sized bowl beat egg whites, vanilla extract, salt & cream of tartar with an electric mixer on high till soft peaks form. Add 1 tsp of lime zest & 1 tsp of lime juice to mixture. Gradually add the remaining 2 tbsp of sugar. Beat on high until mixture is fully incorporated, glossy and stiff peaks are formed. Fold in by hand (not mixer) the flour and sugar mixture in thirds until fully incorporated. Make sure to try and keep batter as voluminous as possible.
- 3. Spray your silicone mini-muffin tray with cooking spray and then fill each cup with 1 tbsp of batter. Pour your water into the bottom of your Ninja Cooking System and place the roasting rack down inside and your muffin tray on top of rack. Set OVEN to 325 degrees for 15 minutes. (Do not open and keep looking at the mini-muffins or they will not rise. This happened to my first batch. LOL) Mine took the whole 15 minutes and I even went 2 minutes longer. The cookbook says check them at 12 minutes and remove when a toothpick inserted to center comes out clean. Remove the cupcakes and let cool then wash out the muffin tray and make the next batch. I also popped them out of muffin tray right away too.
- 4. Stir together your icing mixture (except for the kiwi that goes on top) and drizzle over the tops of the warm muffins. Add your slice of kiwi and you are ready to serve.
- 5. Nutritional Values on these. 15 calories, 0G Fat; 0G Saturated Fat; 10mg sodium; 4G carbohydrates; 0G Fiber, 0G Protein......Yes, this is one AMAZING dessert!!! Weight Watchers Point Plus Value --- 2 points for 4 of them.....old WW points value ----1 point for 4 mini cupcakes.
Tips:
- For light and fluffy cupcakes, make sure to whip the egg whites until stiff peaks form.
- Gently fold the egg whites into the batter to avoid deflating them.
- Bake the cupcakes at a low temperature for a longer time to prevent them from browning too quickly.
- Allow the cupcakes to cool completely before frosting them.
- Use a variety of toppings, such as fresh fruit, whipped cream, or sprinkles, to add flavor and color to the cupcakes.
Conclusion:
Angel food cupcakes are a delicious and versatile treat that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. With their light and fluffy texture and delicate flavor, they are perfect for any occasion. Whether you are looking for a simple dessert to serve at a party or a special treat to enjoy at home, angel food cupcakes are sure to be a hit.
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