This angel food cake is light as a cloud and is layered with freshly picked sweet strawberries. Each slice of cake is then drizzled with a maple syrup chocolate sauce that is out of this world! It’s a simple and beautiful cake for a summer treat.
1 large carton of fresh strawberries, thinly sliced
2cups whipping cream
1 tablespoon icing sugar
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Maple Syrup Chocolate Sauce
1/2cup pure maple syrup
6ounces good quality dark chocolate, chopped
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
Pinch salt
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350ËšF. Set aside 3, 8 inch cake pans and line with parchment paper.
In a large bowl sift flour with ¾ cup of the sugar, set aside.
Using a standup mixer, beat egg whites using the whisk attachment until foamy. Add lemon juice, cream of tartar and salt. Beat until soft peaks form. Beat in the vanilla extract and the remaining sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, until stiff glossy peaks form.
Add sifted flour mixture to the egg white mixture, one-quarter at a time. Using a large spatula, gently fold in each addition until blended. Make sure to fold the batter gently.
Divide the batter equally into the 3 lined pans and smooth the tops with your spatula.
Bake in the center of the oven for 20-25mins or until the cake springs back when lightly touched.
Turn the cakes upside down and place on cooling racks to cool. Approx. 1 hour
Meanwhile, make your chocolate sauce.
In a saucepan bring maple syrup to a boil, remove from heat and stir in chocolate, butter and salt. Stir until smooth and blended.
Whip your cream, adding vanilla and icing sugar until soft peaks form.
Build your cake. Place your first layer of cake on your cake stand and spread a layer of whipping cream on top. Place sliced strawberries on top of the whipping cream. Now place your next layer of cake on top and gently press down. Repeat, cream and strawberries, then the next layer of cake, and lastly a layer of cream. Scrape the extra cream that has pushed out from each layer, leaving some on the side for a pretty effect.