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Raspberry Angel Food Cake: A Light and Fruity Dessert Delight - Things Cook recipe card

Raspberry Angel Food Cake

Light, airy angel food cake studded with sweet tart raspberries and a hint of vanilla and lemon.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 1 tube cake
Calories 190 kcal

Ingredients
  

Ingredients

  • 1 box angel food cake mix
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 cup fresh raspberries
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F and set a rack in the lower middle position. Lightly grease a tube pan and leave it unfloured.
  • In a large bowl, whisk the angel food cake mix with the water until glossy and thick, then beat according to the box directions until soft, billowy peaks form.
  • Stir in the vanilla bean paste and lemon juice.
  • In a separate bowl, toss the raspberries with the sugar and mash a few berries with a fork to release some juice while keeping most berries intact.
  • Gently fold the sugared raspberries into the batter with a spatula using bottom to top strokes until just combined.
  • Spoon the batter into the prepared tube pan. Run a butter knife through the batter in a slow circle to release large air pockets, then tap the pan once on the counter.
  • Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until the top looks golden and springy and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • Immediately invert the pan onto a bottle or cooling rack feet and cool upside down for 1 hour.
  • Run a thin knife around the outer edge and center tube, remove the cake from the pan, and slice with a serrated knife using a gentle sawing motion.

Notes

- Keep raspberries dry, especially if using frozen raspberries; thaw and drain well before sugaring and folding in.
- Do not flour the pan; the batter needs to cling to rise properly.
- Fold gently and stop as soon as the berries distribute; overmixing deflates the foam and toughens the crumb.
- Cool upside down for the full 1 hour to prevent collapse.
- Refrigerate the sugared raspberry mixture with lemon juice and vanilla bean paste for up to 24 hours before baking.
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