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Lime Angel Food Cake with Pistachios

3/21/2017

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Lime Angel Food Cake with Lime Glaze & Pistachios
Matt Lewis & Renato Poliafito | Bon Appétit, April 2010



CAKE:
• 1 cup cake flour
• 1  1/2 cups superfine sugar, divided
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 10 large egg whites, room temperature
• 2 teaspoons finely grated lime peel
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar

LIME SYRUP and LIME GLAZE:
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 4 tablespoons fresh lime juice, divided
• 1/2 cup unsalted raw pistachios (about 2 ounces), finely chopped in food processor
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT: 
• 10-inch-diameter angel food cake pan with 4-inch-high sides and removable bottom (do not use a nonstick pan)


FOR CAKE:
1.  Place rack in center of oven and preheat to 350˚F.  Sift flour, 1/2 cup superfine sugar, and salt into medium bowl; repeat sifting 3 times. Using electric mixer, beat egg whites, lime peel, and vanilla on medium speed in large bowl until frothy.  Add cream of tartar; increase speed to high and beat until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining 1 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating until stiff peaks form. Sprinkle 1/3 of flour mixture over whites and gently fold in until incorporated. Fold in remaining flour mixture in 2 more additions just until incorporated. Transfer to an ungreased 10-inch angel food cake pan with 4-inch-high sides and removable bottom (do not use a nonstick pan); smooth top.

2.  Bake cake until pale golden and tester inserted near center comes out clean, about 38 minutes. Immediately invert cake onto work surface if pan has feet, or invert center tube of pan onto neck of a bottle and cool cake completely.

3.  Using a long thin knife, cut around cake sides and center tube to loosen. Lift out center tube with cake still attached; run knife between cake and bottom of pan to loosen. Invert cake onto rack, then turn cake over, rounded side up. Set rack with cake atop a rimmed baking sheet.

FOR LIME SYRUP & GLAZE:
1.  Combine sugar and 3 tablespoons lime juice in small saucepan; stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Brush syrup all over top and sides of cake. Immediately press pistachios onto top and sides of cake, pressing to adhere.
2.  Stir powdered sugar with remaining 1 tablespoon lime juice in small bowl until smooth. Drizzle glaze over top of cake. Let stand until glaze sets, about 10 minutes.
3.  Transfer cake to platter and serve.





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1 Comment
Madonna link
3/21/2017 10:56:24 am

I want to buy a new angel food pan. What type of metal/name of pan do you use? I have an a dark, non-stick that I hate. The funnel part is too small to turn up on a bottle - one of the reasons I don't make angel food cake that is really one of my favorite.

Crushed pistachios sounds delish.

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