DIY Angel Food Cake

[@mrbarrylewis]

Full recipe / write up barrylewis.net/recipe/angel-food-cake/ More baking recipes on the cakes and bakes video playlist kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYTai5Z7o7Kfh80

[@ridasheikh4025]

Your videos make my day :P. Never stop, I have been watching you for 5 years straight! ❤️

[@georgiadreamingbb1245]

I'm confuuuuuuused about the flour. Here in us self rising flour rises and we use it in cakes and biscuits and all purpose flour is what we use for other things I believe

[@georgiadreamingbb1245]

I love your videos !

[@bellisperennis42]

Oooooh, I so want to try this one! 😍 Hope the recipe will be posted soon! 😋

[@jamies641]

We usually put our angel food cakes on a bottle of booze to cool.

[@psychorabbitt]

Barry, as an American I can assure you - that's pretty much exactly what an angel food cake should look like. It's going to stick to the side. It's going to be insanely light. And I've never seen an angel food cake pan with a false bottom like that - they've all been one solid piece of metal, so there's no worry about the batter oozing out of the bottom.

[@emeleel]

Odd, every angel food tin I've ever seen or used has the removable bottom. I've never seen the prongs, though.

[@PolarBear-mj9wt]

@@emeleel the prong ones are more asian

[@trekie30122]

The prongs are because its cooled upside down to prevent collapsing. The removable bottom with very high center is to keep it from coming out when you turn it upside down. Low center requires something to hold it up, but when its cooled the edges release, then use a knife to separate the bottom. Shaking to remove can cause it to collapse and you lose the browning if you use a knife.

[@terichewbaccazulu5908]

@@emeleel meanwhile, every angel food cake pan I've seen has both the removable bottom and the feet :)

[@CricketEngland]

Yea and if you American and Canadians only stuck to the proper/correct way of doing things when baking and cooking we would never have any problems…

[@Julie-mq5pf]

Angel food cake with strawberries and whipped cream is my families go-to birthday cake.

[@rachelh1720]

That was also my grandma's favorite (next to anything lemon lol)

[@jennifermoisan9914]

Yes, strawberries and Angel Food cake is so good. My mom used Angel Food cake as the base for strawberry shortcake or crushed raspberries with a lemon sauce

[@strawberrysusie]

It's my favorite birthday cake but I only get it if I make it myself 🍓

[@MattGamesYT]

"Something's going to go wrong"... Yes Barry, yes it is.

[@sowelu66]

LOL, let's be honest, though, the chance of something going wrong ... 🥳

[@ASMRaphael]

It the best part of barry's videos! :D

[@MattGamesYT]

@@ASMRaphael Absolutely yes!

[@Realitybtyes]

Make custard with the egg yolks then use the Angle Food Cake to make a Trifle, this is what my mum used to do.. Hello from Canada! Awesome job on your first time bake of an Angle Food Cake!

[@VamLoveAndKisses]

I never knew they had trifle in Canada.

[@angelakleptz7237]

oooo, You just gave me an idea.

[@RosyRosie42]

Oooooooohhhhh a lemon curd with the leftover yolks?! Yummmmmm! 😋😋😋

[@Aevilbeast]

Barry: "I'm not a cannibal...It's not like it's actual angel!" You heard it here first, Barry has confirmed he is not actually a human but a heavenly being! That must be reason he is good-natured and innocent like, and why such simple everyday human things seem to confuse and scare him, and also why he's only ever seen 1 or 2 movies his entire life!!!

[@hightechredneck8587]

My mom always makes Angel food cake this time of year. She blends cream with wild berries for the middle part. It is like heaven in a cake.

[@drtns]

Bunt pan will likely never work as you need the loose bottom since the tin is not greased... remember to get it out you had to run your knife down the sides and then also around the top before it would release. You can't do that with a bunt, since it's not loose bottom. If you don't hang the cake upside down to cool it will collapse on itself under it's own weight and you will ruin the light and fluffy interior also why it needs to hang upside down until it's completely cooled.

[@mrbarrylewis]

Nice one Chris, thanks

[@sowelu66]

That bundt pan is shiny, due to a non-stick coating, so there's nothing for the Angel Food cake to grip and climb as it bakes. and that is not something you want to eat. On another note, if my Mom chose to frost it, she would make 'boiled icing'. I'm not sure what the rest of the world calls it, but it reminds me of a gooey, campfire marshmallow on steroids. Tasted delicious, and in a pinch, it can be used as a bonding agent😂

[@jodieplenty3311]

I have the same tin! And believe me it was almost impossible for me to find one in Australia but I got one eventually!! It's the best for Angel food cake. Yes it seems so simple but it's so delicious.

[@Tarukai788]

@@sowelu66 Boiled icing is the beeest. My grandmother used to make it with the maple syrup my grandfather used to make.

[@sowelu66]

@@Tarukai788 that sounds delicious!

[@sincerelybats]

This video makes me long for strawberry shortcake (cuz this is the kind of sponge my grandmother would always use to make it)

[@corissahowington656]

I love watching you attempt quintessential American recipes! The confusion and conversions you have to go through are hilarious and exactly what I go through watching your other stuff as an American lol. I remember watching one of your videos and I had no idea what anything you were comparing the dish to was! Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised how amazing you did at your first try at angel food cake! It is a tricky recipe and you totally nailed it! great job!

[@ghostreyn]

My favorite kind of cake, now I am craving some.

[@TheLadyLiddell]

Watching someone eat angel food cake for the first time is so whoelsome.

[@tb0ne2u]

Here in the U.S. we usually top Angel Food Cake with strawberries and a strawberry syrup/compote.

[@mrbarrylewis]

Oh nice!

[@MeAuntieNora]

My step-mother makes macerated strawberries to spoon on top of it... so good!

[@CP-od7tr]

I use blueberry pie filling to top mine!

[@xjunkxyrdxdog89]

Whenever you're cracking multiple eggs, use two bowls. Use a small one to crack them into, and then transfer them to a larger bowl. This prevents getting anything unwanted into eggs. If you get a blood egg, or break the yolk, only the small bowl gets dirty and all the eggs in the main bowl stay clean.

[@fbicle7493]

Using a butter knife to crack the egg also will contribute to egg shell pieces

[@xjunkxyrdxdog89]

@@fbicle7493 agreed. A flat surface prevents pushing shell into the egg.

[@karenknapp4918]

My mum is British and we live in America and all of us kids are American! And the Lemon Curd on Angel Food Cake in your word is stonking good! We love it!!!!!

[@paulvollweiler6159]

Top it with some finely chopped fresh strawberries with sugar and whipped cream. Extra credit if you leave the strawberry mixture in the fridge overnight before serving. We call it strawberry shortcake, even if the nomenclature isn't very accurate. And in the US, you can just buy one at the store for a couple dollars and be 90% of the way there.

[@iraelliott992]

My mom would always make me an Angel Food for my birthday. I LOVE it and you made a beautiful one. So glad you were able to try some!

[@cp-cw6nw]

Who puts a thumb down within the first 30 minutes of a video posting ? I can’t even think why Barry would have a thumbs down and his videos. They are all awesome 😎

[@Shyted]

Some people just want to see the world burn.

[@iraelliott992]

Right? Talk about a silly person to subscribe and down vote. Or even worse if they don't subscribe and just watch out for Barry to downvote. What a rough life they choose.

[@MeAuntieNora]

Some people seems devoted to simply downvoting *every* video. Aka, it's most likely nothing personal and not even valid critical feedback. People just like to know they made the "other" number go up. Bots have even been created to downvote videos automatically. Either way, people devote way too much time and energy to being pointlessly negative.

[@courtneyolson8028]

Cake flour has been processed so it doesn’t have as much gluten to keep things lighter in crumb structure. It’s also bleached which most other countries do not allow.

[@cassandranegri2052]

That was one hell of a tense cake tin release!!!😅

[@mrbarrylewis]

Yeah inside I was pretty scared lol

[@kerriumeki3304]

I just made a angel food cake for fathers day. I dont put powered sugar on cake. I zest a lemon instead of extract. My sons favorite cake. Good job looks good.

[@istersay]

I can't believe you never had angel food cake before, it's amazing

[@flowerqueen3236]

This is my absolute favorite cake besides warm chocolate cake. And I love to make it. I have a angel food cake loaf pan my MIL gave me. It holds a double batch. Yummmmmmmmm

[@sonoteasy]

A dream come true! Barry Lewis makes Angel Cake 😍

[@HoodedScotsman]

When you were about to cut the cake without using a serrated knife, I screamed, "NO NOT LIKE THAT". Scared my cat and son. Glad you cut it correctly. :)

[@jacksnorth4074]

"It's a wisk worth taking - we went there" Of course you did Barry! We would expect nothing less.

[@johndueck526]

Angel Food Cake is so good. The texture is wonderfully spongy.

[@chloexianah3070]

My favourite cakes. Im in the uk and have made one a few times Its the most beautiful tasting cake ever, so light. Tastes like meringue. Love it Its extremely moorish

[@DRUMNERD]

YES! A new video, always good when they pop up! Coffee cake to appear at some point? Thanks

[@mrbarrylewis]

For sure and thanks for the support

[@DRUMNERD]

@@mrbarrylewis You're most welcome, love the channel. Be well.

[@AndromedaeRD]

One of my favorite cakes... So glad you liked it!

[@AnthroFox99]

Nice Painc at the Disco reference.

[@deereating9267]

Yes! I haven't even watched it yet! I love making angel food cakes when our chickens start laying too many eggs. I make another cake called a golden cake that uses a dozen egg yolks so I can use up a whole dozen eggs and end up with two cakes. Angel food cakes are fabulous with fresh fruit and whipped cream. And it's a copper bowl you want to help your eggs stabilize. The batter should be so thick you need to put it in the pan with a spoon.

[@mrbarrylewis]

I'd not heard of them before but had to give it a go!

[@deereating9267]

And now that I 've watched to the end - well done!!!! Making an angel food cake in the US is considered a challenge even for an experienced cook. I use vanilla and almond extract in mine. Edited to add - Barry is not an inexperienced cook - and even after making angel food cakes for years I still have fails.

[@justwinks1553]

@@mrbarrylewis another name is a daffodil cake. Takes the dozen yolks. Sooo good.

[@denia1594]

I love Angel Food Cake! With strawberries and cream 🍰

[@sherlyfree8436]

Barry, for a first attempt at an angelfood cake you did very well. It's always facinating to watch your attempts at new recipes. Thanks for a fun vlog. Cheers!

[@SweetHopeCookies]

My mom use to make an angel food cake in a pan just like that (but without the legs) nearly every week during the summers of my childhood. Wonderful childhood memories of coming home from playing to see the angel food cake cooling upside down in the tin balancing on a green 7-Up glass bottle inserted in the chimney. Your cake turned out perfectly. Sometimes she made it with a bit of lemon zest added to the batter and it was always served with berries and whipped cream. Now you have me all sentimental so it seems time to bake an angel food in my home with mom’s 50 year old angel food cake tin!

[@TinkerbellKat]

My mom always does an angel food cake for my dad for his bday and their anniversary. She likes to cover it in chocolate frosting. It's SO GOOD!

[@nataliegray8019]

The reason you cool an angelfood cake upside-down for so long is that the finished cake is so delicate, if you cool it rightside-up it will collapse under its own weight. Three hours is a bit overkill IMHO, but at least an hour is recommended for best results. Also I recommend using a butter knife or icing spatula to loosen the sides once it is cool instead of a knife so the sides of the pan don't get all scraped up. All in all, nice job, Barry!!

[@Amandab-bc8yo]

I love putting whipped cream and chocolate chips on angle food cake, as well as with macerated strawberries. So yummy.

[@byronmclaggan3443]

At 32 years of age, I never thought I was going to enjoy cooking. Thanks Barry.

[@mariaelenaayalalopez9599]

Heaven is the right description for this cake, it tastes great 😍

[@canadaduckie]

My dad use to make that cake with a strawberry marshmallow icing....he had to cut it with a heated knife. Thank you for bring back so many memories of my dad. 😊

[@juliefreedmansmith8737]

Exactly! Lemon curd. We usually 'frost' it with whipped cream. Lots of fruit, also choc sauce.

[@ophiuchusoversoul1785]

my grandma always baked angel food cakes when we would come to visit and for birthdays. She was queen of the angels I guess you could say lol. This has me reminiscing. Im expecting my first grandchild in dec.. I think its time to pick up the traditional cake pan and carry it on to the next generation.

[@htd4lifesavagefam547]

I'd love to try the 3 layer cake looks divine

[@Malacus9000]

Nailed it, Barry! The caramelized crust is my favorite part!

[@shirleycastle5170]

What a beautiful looking cake, well done you.

[@mrbarrylewis]

Thanks, was a fun challenge to make it!

[@anniekochera]

beautiful job. I've never had to check if it was done. The top of the cake having crack will tell you that, and being able to smell it as well. Angel food cakes are a great way of telling where your Hot and Cooler spots in your oven are at. If you have a long frosting knife, that's super thin and great for separating the cake from the metal if needed.

[@Emma.willow]

Love angel cake looking forward to this one xx

[@cerberus144]

Barry, the only angel in this video is you, you precious silly man.

[@smartperson1]

He does low-key call himself an angel when referring to himself as 'not a cannibal' because the cake isn't made of angels.

[@lisawenzel2364]

Angel food cake can be made in any type of dish....even cupcakes....really enjoy your videos ...love your family and of course the pugs...

[@lilmeowmeow6784]

This looks perfect! I love Angel food cake with a strawberry sauce with fresh strawberries. Such a lovely little cake

[@villageelder1]

That's a really good cake to make a large strawberry short cake for the family

[@sayididit2930]

"HEAVEN" 😍

[@consultingdetective6310]

The texture of yours turned out so lovely! I love angel food cake in the summer with macerated strawberries and cream.

[@urban1337]

My brother had angel food cake for almost every birthday, it’s amazing.

[@cassandranegri2052]

It’s so worth being awake at 1am to catch your uploads 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😁😁😁😁

[@dibutler9151]

I had NO idea that Brits didn't make angel food cake. This was hilarious. :DDD

[@KimmieKatt973]

Angel food cake is my favorite type of cake. It's so good. 😊

[@sullivanwagner1996]

The purpose of flipping it upside down is to prevent it from condensing on itself while cooling

[@santajimi]

OK, but now explain to us what the purpose of separating the egg whites into a bowl and then pouring them into a different bowl is. lol

[@kellylaliberte548]

Barry, you did a great job with that cake. It looked perfect, and when you said it melted in the mouth that was a good sign that you got it right. My grandma used to poke holes in the top and drizzle over macerated strawberries or sometimes even strawberry gelatin.

[@darlouthia5153]

Awww, Barry, you are an angel 👼🏻

[@dalemoar3006]

Great job!! I've always been to afraid to make this cake, and waste all those eggs. It's great for a strawberry shortcake, but your idea for using a lemon 🍋curd is awesome! I might actually give this a try.

[@saraatppkdotpt8140]

I love this cake, I'm going to take notes 😋

[@mrbarrylewis]

Still typing the recipe up at the moment (Should be there shortly!), it's so worth it!

[@saraatppkdotpt8140]

@@mrbarrylewis thank you so much!!!

[@tahirsutube]

Looks absolutely stonking Barry! Yum yum!

[@LisaMarli]

I'm American and it looks perfect. You did good.

[@tedpittman3949]

My favorite cake. Strawberries and cream around the top

[@georgiadreamingbb1245]

This video made my work day better after watching at lunch!

[@belaayya5094]

One of my favorite cakes. Love it with crushed berries on top -- it just be soaks up all the juice. And yes, cooling it for hours on those legs is critical, or the whole thing collapses.

[@ordinary_gurl]

I spy with my little eye a sneaky Barry already had a bite of the cake before filming his reaction🥰 love the video! We appreciate you so much!

[@shadowkissed2370]

You can also make a type of strawberry shortcake with the angel food cake. It is so gooood.

[@marylg603]

Delicious looking angel food cake , Barry! Got a great tip for you regarding separating egg yolks and whites. Use a third, smaller bowl and crack each egg over that small one. If there is no yolk AT ALL in it then add it to the larger bowl of whites. This way there is no chance of ruining your whole bowl of whites.

[@angelusnielson7135]

Angelfood cake was my birthday cake for many years. Angel food and strawberries. Considering that my birthday is November 29th... I was still impressed my mom managed it.

[@coyoteseattle]

As someone who loves angel food cake and loves lemon, I don't know why I never thought to combine the two, before. I may have to give that lemon extact idea a test, this weekend.

[@sarahnelson5177]

Well done Barry. It looks delicious. I haven’t made one in many years.

[@theresamnsota3925]

I think someone needs to send him a Betty Crocker angel food cake mix.

[@The1whoseektheunknow]

If it's a 30 year old microrave, please send it to Ashens.

[@mrbarrylewis]

Good call!

[@rubixmantheshapeshifter1769]

@@The1whoseektheunknow yea that nut would eat anything . hes one fun guy to watch on youtube as well , ive watch his vids in the past

[@chloexianah3070]

That mix is great. So sad that us folk in the uk have to import it and its so expensive. Cost me over £20 last time

[@ilmerkat1]

My mother and I love angelfood cakes. I inherited my angel tin that looks like yours. I've had my inherited angelfood tin for 40yrs and it was probably 40yrs old when I got it. Usually our cakes grow taller than that tube so when inverting it to cool we had to balance it on a glass bottle. We usually baked ours until it has a browner more dry cracked crust. Then we use a thin knife to slide around the tin to release after it cools for several hours. Then we cut off the cracked crust. To make it level. Never added orange flavoring or any flavoring. Slice the top off cut out the middle fill with berries put top back on and frost with Cool whip. Us Americans are odd.

[@elenasimon1270]

The first cake I ever made by myself as a kid. My second time I sliced off a lid after I turned it out. I carefully scooped out a channel from the bottom part. I filled the channel with a chocolate mousse and replaced the lid. It was my mother’s birthday cake many, many Augusts ago. SoCal in August, no air conditioning, baking a cake. Mama probably cleaned up the mess. LOL.

[@cyndywaskelisthecrowscall]

Aw, man! Now I want some angel food cake...

[@cylversprings]

Barry, what I do, is flavor the cake itself with crystalized lemon packets and lemon rind. Then once the cake is cooled I cut it about an inch and a half from the top and fill it with a lemon curd and replace the top. I then sort of frost it with whipped cream.

[@WilliamTythas]

my mom makes this but uses vanilla pudding and sliced strawberries as a filling and topped with wiped cream -- all what is left on the pan is amazing, moist and sweet

[@jmullinsj]

Barry, did you leave the sticker on the bottom of the pan with the bar code on it while baking?

[@mammie19621962]

We always make a strawberry syrup (cut up strawberries, sugar & a lil bit of water) poured over it then add the whipped cream or ice cream. 😋😋😋Your cake looks like you did it perfect darlin. 👍💯👍

[@mmptackova9917]

My mother baked an angel food cake every year at Easter. Her pans ALWAYS had the removable bottom. Back in the 1960s and 1970s (when soda was only sold in glass bottles), people would cool angelfood cake upside down on the coke bottle, with the bottle's skinny neck through the "chimney" of the pan. The pan didn't need legs. But as glass bottles were used less and less, they started making pans with legs. After all, it would be difficult to balance the pan on an aluminum/aluminium can, and you wouldn't want to have a plastic soda bottle melt all over the "chimney."

[@jillmoorhouse8888]

Wow that looks delicious

[@melissaforget8831]

Haha...I made my very first from scratch Angel Food cake last week! It was delicious! My recipe was a little different and it was interesting to see yours. That said, traditional flavor for this cake is vanilla and almond extract. Mmmmmmmm so good!

[@jeanlongsden1696]

any Barry recipe is a win, if there isn't a fire.

[@danaridings6387]

Slice it horizontally in 3 layers, add cream or custard or curd and some fruit between the layers then drizzle your choice on top and running down the sides!!! Mom always did it with cool whip and blueberry pie filling for my birthday cake. It was my favorite!

[@Sarah_b_curiouser]

angel food cake with macerated strawberries and the syrup they produce is perfection

[@Sarah_b_curiouser]

didn't wach to the end before commenting... lemon curd is also delicious with angel food cake. Combine the two? mmmmm

[@Tiffany-vj1tv]

Well Done Barry!!!!!!! 🍾👏👏👏🍾

[@jeanproctor3663]

You mentioned lemon curd...but I bet it would be even more enormously awesome-tasting (not that it isn't already by the look of it) with home-made bergamot curd! I've made this myself a couple of times and I prefer it to lemon, orange or any other I've tried. Yum!

[@matahari9858]

barry not to cast aspersions but i am a little shook that you nailed such a temperamental recipe on the first attempt i guess it goes to show that sometimes you can't just say 'nah it'll be fine'

[@thepoolman2528]

New to the channel and been enjoying a Barathon on the hacks at the moment, would love see you do cakes in a healthier way with maybe something other then butter and sugars. If been done then oooppps. Do keep up the enjoyable way you do your vids. Brings us smiles.

[@cp-cw6nw]

I always requested this for my birthday cake. My mom would make Swiss meringue icing to top it off. (Winter birthday not easy for fresh fruit)

[@jeanbennett202]

My dad always has an angel food cake frosted with Cool Whip and decorated with raspberries (some times other berries, too) for his birthday.

[@liliacampos71]

We serve the tp side up, the are special cutters that look le a crazy comb. Angel food cake it's awesome with strawberries and whipped cream.

[@PietyRules]

Barry, an Angel food cake is supposed to stick to the sides because there is no leavening. The whipped egg whites cling to the sides and give it structure. You turned it upside down after the oven so the structure can set. Otherwise the structure is so delicate it would collapse. Also, you have made an absolutely perfect Angel Food. Like truly magnificent!

[@melisamoser2033]

I was eating the last of the Angel Food cake that I made when this popped up. A tip I have is to fold in the flour mix with a wire whisk- just fold it like you do with a scraper.

[@Parquetry247]

In America we flip it back over, so the golden brown (we do let it get browner), top shows. Then serve with the side berry's

[@guil12ify]

I must now use my shiny new oven to make Angel Cake, thanks Barry XD.