angel cake with mocha butter cream

Recipe by
Rev BJ Friley
Vicksburg, MS

This is a very light and very delicate cake with a pronounced filling and topping of Mocha Butter Cream. Oven Temp: 350 degrees F Tips: You can make this cake in a jiffy by using a ready-made cake, frozen and thawed or fresh from the bakery section in your supermarket. The mocha butter cream will give the cake a homemade touch anyway. Use a serrated knife to split cake into even layers.

yield 6 to 8
prep time 20 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For angel cake with mocha butter cream

  • CAKE
  • 1 1/2 c
    powdered sugar
  • 1 c
    cake flour
  • 1 dash
    salt
  • 10
    large egg whites
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    cream of tartar
  • 3/4 c
    granulated sugar
  • MOCHA BUTTER CREAM
  • 1 1/2 c
    butter
  • 4 Tbsp
    instant coffee
  • 2 Tbsp
    sifted cocoa
  • 2 c
    powdered sugar
  • GARNISH
  • pineapple rings
  • chocolate sprinkles

How To Make angel cake with mocha butter cream

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • 2
    All dry ingredients should be sifted. Therefore, start by sifting together powdered sugar and cake flour.
  • 3
    Add salt.
  • 4
    In a large dry bowl, whisk egg whites until soft peaks forms.
  • 5
    Add cream of tartar at the end.
  • 6
    Gradually add granulated sugar to egg whites, whisking all the time.
  • 7
    Sift 1/3 of flour mixture over egg whites.
  • 8
    Lightly fold in.
  • 9
    Repeat with remaining flour mixture, little by little.
  • 10
    Turn batter into a large ungreased tube pan.
  • 11
    Smooth top.
  • 12
    Bake at 350 degrees F for about 40 minutes or until cake is done.
  • 13
    Cool cake.
  • 14
    Loosen around edges.
  • 15
    Remove cake from pan.
  • 16
    Make butter cream by beating butter until very soft and smooth.
  • 17
    Add coffee, cocoa and powdered sugar.
  • 18
    Beat until very light.
  • 19
    Spread mixture in between layers and around cake.
  • 20
    Garnish with pineapple and chocolate sprinkles.

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