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My Aunt shared a recipe to my wall.
“This looks delicious!…Make it for me!”
After watching the short Southern Living how-to video I was sold! It looked delicious! I’d never made an angel food cake before, but it sounded interesting and simple enough.
The week leading up to my exciting dessert adventure I had an order for King Cake. While waiting for the king cake dough to rise I got a text from a friend (who inspired the naming of this blog) needing a ride home from work. Her husband is using her car because his got messed up (in a New Orleans tornado of all things) and didn’t get off until almost an hour later. Who wants to wait around at work for an extra hour??
“Nevermind, you’re in the same situation as me!”
“No! I’ll use the mini van! I’m coming!”
As soon as she got in the car I had baking word vomit. I don’t know why. But, it doesn’t help that she’s one of the easiest people to be around and takes everything in stride. “So I’m making a king cake and that’s rising so while that was rising I went for a run and I plan on baking this cake this weekend. It calls for 2.5 cups egg whites. I wonder how many egg whites that is?!”
You’d think I had no human contact or spoken for a year. Only a few hours earlier I had come home from my customer service job. Anyway, we get to her house and while waiting for her to get inside I saw that she had texted a screenshot of an egg conversion chart! She’s the best!
In the time it took me to check this message and realize angel food cake requires 20 egg whites (20. EGG. WHITES.) I look up and see her still struggling by the door. She finally walks back to the car and says…
“You can go. I have to break into my house with my credit card.”
“What?! I’m not leaving you outside!”
A couple minutes later we both fist pumped the air…
“Bye! Have a good weekend!”
I texted her about my lack of street smarts to which she responded…
“It’s not something I’d brag about in bible study. I’ll teach you!” HA!!
Nothing to brag about?! With those skills?!? Girl, that’s what grace is. Your past mistakes are gone, but look at what you’ve gained from your old life. I mean, who would you want to be around when locked out of somewhere? The ex-felon.
Separate your eggs. One bowl was not enough!
Sift flour and sugar together for a fine texture.
Beat egg whites at high speed until stiff peaks form.
Beat egg whites at high speed until stiff peaks form and gently fold in flour mixture just until mixed. The recipe said to pour batter in ungreased cake pan. That made my heart start racing just thinking of that, but I needed to follow the recipe. (Life lesson: When you had to bake your sponge cake for swedish princess torte twice because you were too stubborn to follow directions and the middle rack burned the cake. Bottom was fluffy. I don’t know science, but learned my lesson. Bottom rack and ungreased pan. Measure twice. Cut once. Just do it. Trust the system.
It came out perfect! I was surprised and so excited.
Angel food cake with a lemon cream cheese frosting and I sprinkled lemon zest on top. I My aunt made a very delicious choice! I wouldn’t have chosen this recipe on my own. (Respect your elders!)
It’s so fluffy!
I didn’t even bring any to work to share. Sorry (not sorry)!
To bring this all around a couple weeks passed and one morning my ex-felon friend and I met for coffee and a bike ride. We discussed breaking and entering skills next to a table of cops.
Her husband recalled walking in the house that night and she couldn’t wait to shout out the victorious story… “She was so proud!”
Maybe she needs some of Southern Living’s Heavenly Angel Food Cake. 🙂
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