Easter Egg Hunt Cake
This recipe makes 12 servings
Nutritional Info |
|
|---|---|
| Per serving: about | - |
| cal | 344344 cal |
| pro | 6 g6g pro |
| total fat | 3 g3g total fat |
| sat. fat | 2 g2g sat. fat |
| carb | 74 g74g carb |
| fibre | 1 g1g fibre |
| chol | 0 mg0mg chol |
| sodium | 212 mg212mg sodium |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 22 calcium |
| iron | 1616 iron |
| vit C | 22 vit C |
| folate | 22 folate |
Celebrate Easter with a feathery angel cake with lots of surprises. If you like, add little chicks, rabbits and toy figures.
Ingredients
- 1-2/3 cups sifted cake and pastry flour 1-2/3 cups sifted cake and pastry flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups egg whites , at room temperature (about 14)2 cups egg whites, at room temperature (about 14)
- 1 tsp cream of tartar 1 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp grated orange rind 1 tbsp grated orange rind
- 1-1/2 tsp vanilla 1-1/2 tsp vanilla
- Fluffy Icing
- 1 cup shredded coconuts 1 cup shredded coconuts
- Green food colouring Green food colouring
- 20 small candy eggs 20 small candy eggs
Preparation
Into bowl, sift together flour and 3/4 cup (175 mL) of the sugar; sift again. Set aside. In large bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Add cream of tartar and salt ; beat until soft peaks form. Add remaining sugar, 2 tbsp (25 mL) at a time, beating until stiff glossy peaks form. A quarter at a time, sift flour mixture over egg whites, folding in until blended. Fold in orange rind and vanilla.
Pour into ungreased 10-inch (4 L) tube pan; run spatula through batter to eliminate air pockets. Bake in centre of 350°F (180°C) oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched.
Turn pan upside down; let cake hang on legs attached to pan or on inverted funnel or bottle until completely cool. Run knife around edges; transfer to flat serving plate.
Cover sides and top of cake with icing. Place coconut and 6 drops green food colouring in large resealable plastic bag; close and shake vigorously. Sprinkle 2/3 cup (150 mL) over top of cake; sprinkle remaining around bottom edge. Nestle candy eggs in coconut.
Source : © CanadianLiving.com
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