Lemon Lavender Angel Food Cake Inspired By Joanna Gaines Recipes

LEMON LAVENDER ANGEL FOOD CAKE INSPIRED BY JOANNA GAINES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line bottom of pan with waxed paper. Do not grease.
• Sift the flour and 1/2 cup of the sugar. Repeat.
• In a grease free bowl, beat the egg whites, cream of tartar and salt on low speed for one minute. Increase the speed to high and and gradually add remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar. Beat to stiff glossy peaks.
• Add the lemon zest, vanilla, lemon juice, and 1/2 tsp lavender and mix on medium speed about one minute.
• Add the flour mixture in fourths, sprinkling it over the beaten whites and folding it gently with a rubber spatula.
• Scrape the batter in to an angel food cake pan and smooth the top. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 - 40 minutes, until golden brown and edges lift away from side of pan.
• Invert the cake in the pan and cool to room temperature. Run a thin knife around the edge to loosen cake.
• Mix softened butter and sugar in mixer until blended, about two minutes. Add vanilla and cream, one tbl at a time until the correct consistency. Frost cake and sprinkle lemon zest and dried lavender on top.

LEMON ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine 1/2 cup of sugar with the flour and sift together 4 times. Set aside.
• Place the egg whites, salt, and cream of tartar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment and beat on high speed until the eggs make medium-firm peaks, about 1 minute. With the mixer on medium speed, add the remaining 1 1/2 cups of sugar by sprinkling it over the beaten egg whites. Whisk for a few minutes until thick and shiny. Whisk in the vanilla and lemon zest and continue to whisk until very thick, about 1 more minute. Sift about 1/4 of the flour mixture over the egg whites and fold it into the batter with a rubber spatula. Continue adding the flour by fourths by sifting and folding until it's all incorporated.
• Pour the batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan, smooth the top, and bake it for 35 to 40 minutes, until it springs back to the touch. Remove the cake from the oven and invert the pan on a cooling rack until cool.

LEMON LAVENDER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®) generously.
• Measure 5 tablespoons milk into a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave until warmed through, 30 to 45 seconds. Add lavender buds. Let steep to release their flavor, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Whisk white sugar and butter together in a large bowl until creamy. Whisk in eggs, 1 at a time, whisking well after each addition. Add 1/2 cup lemon juice and lemon zest; mix until well-blended. Stir milk and lavender buds into the batter.
• Sift cake flour and baking powder together in a bowl. Slowly fold into the batter, stirring well to prevent lumps. Pour into the greased tube pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack to cool completely, at least 30 minutes.
• Whisk remaining 5 tablespoons milk, 1/4 cup lemon juice, and confectioners' sugar together in a small bowl to make glaze; drizzle over the cooled cake. Let stand until glaze is set, about 30 minutes.