Angels Among US

We are lucky in the Peterson Family to have many guardian angels watching over us.  We love our angels.  We miss them so much and often contemplate and wonder how life would have been different if they were still with us.  Unfortunately most of our children were very young and have very few, if any memories of their grandparents.  We want our children to know through our memories who their grandparents were.  Each year we still celebrate Grandma and Grandpas and now Tigger's birthday with angel food cake.  We each blow out a candle for them and share a memory we have with them.  It has became a very special tradition that we look forward to each year because we feel when we are talking about them and celebrating their life that they are close and we have angels among us.

Angel Food Cake

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

  

In a small bowl mix and set aside

1 cup of cake flour 

1 1/4 cup powdered sugar

In another bowl (I use my Bosch bowl) add the following ingredients

12 egg whites at room temperature 

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon almond extract

Mix together in Bosch until stiff peak form and then slowly add 

1 cup sugar

When the mixture is very fluffy turn mixer down to low and slowly add flour powder sugar mixture.  Continue beating only until combined.  

Pour (actually it is more like scoop)  cake batter into clean pan - meaning not sprayed with anything nonstick.  Bake immediately for about 30 minutes or until cake is beautifully browned.  Take out of oven and turn upside down so the cake stays fluffy. 

Once cake is completely cooled slice and top with strawberries and cream.